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Stumbling Blocks of Consumerism

We need to learn to produce, sell, and consume fewer unnecessary products.

Women and Revelation

When Moses altered the message given to him by God, he cut women out of the revelation at Sinai.

Judaism on Greed

The notion that humans are merely stewards of wealth, not its owner, can play into the hands of the greedy.

Yom Kippur War

A surprise attack on a holy day in 1973.

“Grow, Grow”

Why the Torah equates human life with the life of a tree.

Progress and Stasis in Mourning

I was overjoyed about the inauguration of our 44th President on Tuesday, but couldn’t help feeling a little sad, too. ...

Arab Soccer in Israel

Soccer may contribute to the integration of Arabs as individuals into Israeli society--but it simultaneously blurs their national identity.

Maimonides and His Discontents

Maimonides has long been a figure of extraordinary authority. Yet his understanding of Judaism was highly controversial.

After Two Years As Southern Jewish Fellows, Where Are They Going?

The 2016-2018 ISJL Fellows' Next Journeys Will Them Across the World... And Across the Hall

God and Jewish Humor

A tradition of poking fun at the Master of the Universe.

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