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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?

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.

The Pope on the Jews

John Paul II put great emphasis on improving Catholic-Jewish relations.

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.

Text of Avinu Malkeinu

This series of petitions addressed to "Our Father, Our King," is recited on Yom Kippur and other fast days.

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 ...

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