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Beliefs & Practices, Conversion, Live, Members of the Scribe
Immerse Yourself
There’s nothing like old friends. They connect us with our past, remind us of the continuity of our life, embrace ...
Modern Untouchables: Our Sins Of Exclusion
Parshat Metzora calls attention to how we treat those who are excluded and alienated from our society.
Reading The Prohibition Against Homosexuality In Context
The sexual relationships forbidden by the Torah are intended to prohibit non-Israelite religious practices and abuses of power.
Jewish Law, Jewish Texts, Study, Talmud
Seder Toharot (Ritual Purities)
Laws regarding purity and impurity may seem obscure to modern Jews, but the concepts give us a glimpse into a world where manifestations of death within life are not sanitized away.
Mourn, Mourning Rituals, Sitting Shiva
Ending Shiva
Getting up and walking around the block marks the end of a week of mourning.
Celebrate, Hanukkah, Rabbis Without Borders
Miracles Abound
Hanukkah (the first candle is lit on the evening of Dec. 20, 2011) is the Jewish holiday which celebrates miracles. ...
Fast Days for Repentance & Atonement
The Jewish calendar has a number of such days in addition to Yom Kippur.
Tashlich, the Symbolic Casting Off of Sins
A Rosh Hashanah ritual for the whole family.