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Bah Humbug and Amazing Grace: Christmas for Jews

“Merry Christmas,” we’ve heard for weeks.For Jews living in predominantly Christian societies, Christmas evokes responses ranging from joy to alienation. ...

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.

Giving Sensibly

What we can learn from Nadav and Avihu.

Tashlich, the Symbolic Casting Off of Sins

A Rosh Hashanah ritual for the whole family.

The Shroud

Simple white shrouds democratize death and protect the poor from embarrassment.

I Don’t Go To Brooklyn

Cruising on Fifth Avenue one day, a taxi is hailed by a man standing on the corner. Entering the cab, ...

The Karaites: A Medieval Jewish Sect

The Karaites, biblical fundamentalists, challenged the authority of rabbinic Judaism.

Yoma 2

Emergency back-up wife.

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