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The Other Wailing Wall, The Palestinian One
Spent tear gas canisters. Lots of them. Right at the foot of the wall. I guess that makes it the ...
The Four M’s
Does the synagogue you attend speak your language? If you are not a synagogue goer, might you go if the ...
How to Deal With Negative Attitudes About Converts
Despite a Jewish tradition of welcoming converts, Jews-by-choice may experience inappropriate attitudes that they should both understand and, if necessary, confront.
Speaking of Others’ Nakedness
Commentary on Parshat Noah, Genesis 6:9-11:32In this week’s Torah portion, Noah, after the flood recedes, Noah leaves the ark, gets ...
Beliefs & Practices, Jewish Law
Kedushah (Holiness) in Rabbinic Judaism
What holiness meant to the sages of the Talmud.
Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jewish History, Rabbis Without Borders, Study
Fear Goes Both Ways
I hesitated before asking my wife if she wanted to go out to dinner. We would not have to drive ...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Modern Israel, Rabbis Without Borders
The Closer You Are, The Less You See
It took a Protestant pastor from Reston, Virginia to introduce me to my Palestinian neighbors. It happened two years ago, and it changed my life.