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Harissa and Spring Greens Frittata Recipe

An easy meal that comes together in minutes, made with farm-fresh eggs and spiced with harissa.

Setting a Date for Yom Hashoah

After much debate, a compromise date--satisfactory to none--is chosen.

God’s Gender: A Traditionalist View

If we reject male God language, we lose a powerful metaphor: the husband-wife relationship between God and the Jews.

How to Have an Aliyah

What you should know before you're called to the Torah.

The Amidah

Moving from praise to petition to thanksgiving, the Amidah inculcates a sense of connection to God.

Seder Zeraim (Agriculture)

Some of the mishnaic laws related to agriculture remain directly relevant for contemporary urban and suburban lives.

Who Was Shabbetai Zevi?

The kabbalistic false messiah gained a mass following in the 17th century — until he converted to Islam.

Yizkor: The Unending Conversation

Yizkor is part of an ongoing conversation with the dead, but what we don't realize is that we constantly converse with the dead in daily life.

Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17: Tithing, Sabbaticals and Pilgrimage

A connection between Sukkot and this "eighth day of assembly."

The Seven Genders in the Talmud

Judaism has recognized nonbinary persons for millennia.

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