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Modern Midrash

Contemporary artists expand the Jewish bookshelf.

Berkovits & Cohen: The Free Will Defense

The deviant use of human freedom, not God, is the source of evil and suffering.

Hollywood Jews

Despite the Jewish dominance of Hollywood, Jewish filmmakers were not always comfortable portraying Jewish themes on screen.

New Rituals for Welcoming Daughters

Some ways to symbolize a baby girl's entry into the covenant of Judaism.

Divine Providence

According to some thinkers, God only watches over people in a general way; according to others, divine providence extends to the minute details of life.

History of Reconstructionist Judaism

This movement originated in the philosophy of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan.

For the Sake of Unification

Soon after learning my late grandmother’s family lived in Nachlaot, I accepted an invitation for Shabbat dinner from sweet friends, Mottle ...

Senior Year: APs, College Prep, and Coming Out in My Orthodox High School

  When I tell my friends who are not Orthodox that I’m out of the closet and attending a Modern ...

From My Orthodox Yeshiva to Standing With My Husband Under the Huppah

When I thought about my future as a kid, the image of a wedding would come into focus. A beautiful ...

Tazria-Metzora: Torah for World AIDS Day

In honor of World AIDS Day on December 1, we bring you a meditation on the connection between tzara’at, a ...

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