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Modest dressing — what does it mean for a woman? Many religious communities have strict rules about what a woman ...

“It is too late to prepare when temptation is actually at hand.” Rabbi Yitzchak Meir of GerSometimes you find yourself ...

At the beginning of the night of the 14th of Nisan (the evening before Passover), check for chametz (leavened products) ...

Be sure to check out the just-released Kindle version of Jewish Ethics & Social Justice, too!Many Jews today claim that ...

If you’ve ever walked down the condiment aisle of a grocery store, you’ve probably been overwhelmed by the ever-expanding number ...

Our friends Stereo Sinai — who we’ve gushed about on Jewniverse, and who you can pick up a free mp3 ...

Women and women’s rights have received a lot of attention in politics and media in recent weeks.  March is Women’s ...

As I write this, I am simultaneously:1. Compulsively checking my email, Twitter, and Facebook. 2. Waiting for an “important” text ...

This week, the Amazon Kindle version of Jewish Ethics & Social Justice is only $1.99!In Jewish law, we are told ...

Our basic premise as activists is human responsibility. We, not someone else, must step up to create change in the ...

Last week we celebrated the holiday of Purim in which we recall the survival of the Jewish people against the ...

Cruising on Fifth Avenue one day, a taxi is hailed by a man standing on the corner. Entering the cab, ...

We can’t get enough of Maurice Sendak. The author, illustrator and Sesame Street animator is famously both crotchety and warm. ...

When I first anounced that I was writing a book about Ulysses S. Grant’s General Orders #11, the most notorious ...

The eldest son was chosen by his father to recite the Kaddish in his memory.Standing at the gravesite where his ...