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Parenting Lessons from Jewish Sources
Rabbinic readings of biblical stories suggest some pitfalls to be avoided in raising children.
How to Raise a Jewish Feminist
Some useful tips for raising children in a religion--and world--that still tends to privilege what is male.
Ancient Israel, Ancient/Medieval Jewish History, Jewish History, Study
A Crash Course in Early Jewish History
From biblical times to the emergence of Rabbinic Judaism.
The History of Hanukkah
How the festival of lights became a holiday, and how it has evolved in modern times.
At Camp Isabella Freedman, 70 is the new 20
Did you go to sleep-away camp? Remember the fireflies, hearing “Taps” at 10:00 PM and “Reveille” in the morning? Arts ...
Blessings for Food, Celebrate, Shabbat
Hamotzi: The Deeper Significance of the Blessing over Bread
These simple words mask a subtle theological statement about the primordial past and the perfected "world to come."
Beliefs & Practices, Study, Tzedakah
Tzedakah in the Jewish Tradition
The Rabbis regulated the giving and receiving of tzedakah even while recognizing that how one gives may be as important as how much one gives.
Beliefs & Practices, Pray, Prayer Services
Cantillation: Chanting, or Leyning, the Bible
Today the Bible is chanted in synagogues with an intricate musical system, but the practice began with one man projecting in a marketplace.