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Parashat Ki Tisa: Dancing at Sinai
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...
Why Jews Read the Song of Songs on Passover
Song of Songs is an erotic poem that compares young love to gazelles frolicking in the field. So why is it read on the holiday of liberation?
Conversion, JOFA's Torch, Live, Women & Feminism
Navigating Orthodox Conversion with a Feminist Sensibility
I was 75 percent Jewish, I told the Orthodox rabbi, my paternal grandparents and one maternal grandparent were all Jewish. “So, you’re not Jewish,” he replied.
Jewish Communities Grow
Jewish communities from Boston to Berlin are growing and succeeding despite facing challenges.
Jewish History, Jews & Non-Jews, Study
The Pope on the Jews
John Paul II put great emphasis on improving Catholic-Jewish relations.
Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Modern Israel, Zionism
Modern Israel at a Glance
An overview of the Jewish state and its many accomplishments and challenges.
What Is Chabad?
This once small Hasidic group has grown to unparalleled global influence.
Female Personalities in the Babylonian Talmud
Ultimately, these women’s stories are used to supplement the narratives about the men around them.
High Holidays, Pray, Yom Kippur
Text of Avinu Malkeinu
This series of petitions addressed to "Our Father, Our King," is recited on Yom Kippur and other fast days.
Gender & Sexuality, Keshet, Live
My Jewish Transgender Journey
We know that this post is much longer than our usual posts. We do hope you’ll stick with it to ...