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Themes in Jewish Lifecycle Events
Overview of various themes in Jewish lifecycle.
Hanukkah Gift Guide Roundup
Can't decide what to give your loved ones? We've got ideas!
Celebrate, Pray, Shabbat, Shabbat Prayers
Highlights of the Shabbat Morning Synagogue Service
The major parts of the Saturday morning service.
Ask the Expert: Joint Aliyot
Can two people be called up to the Torah at once?
Beliefs & Practices, Live, Study
Contemporary Issues in Lifecycle Ritual
Contemporary feminism has been, arguably, the primary influence upon the recent flourishing of new rituals and the transformation of older ones. On the other hand, for traditionalist Jews, the development of new approaches to ritual can be highly problema
Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Holocaust, Jewish History, Jewish&, Live, Study
The Poetry of Jewish Black Identity
I became Bar Mitzvah on April 20th, 2002, the 130th anniversary of Hitler’s birth. My dad’s side of the family ...
Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Birth, God, Interfaith, Live, Rabbis Without Borders, Weddings & Marriage
Interfaith families bringing new realities to Jewish communal life
I’m a big fan of Julie Weiner’s blog at The Jewish Week. It’s one of those blogs that I read ...
Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Jewish Texts, Live, Prayer Services, Study
What Is the Haftarah, and Why Do We Read It?
Each Torah portion is paired with a passage from the Prophets.
Live, Pray, Rabbis Without Borders, Women & Feminism
Funky Kippot in the Diaspora
There is no conformity for liberal Jewish women in the synagogue when it comes to wearing a head covering. Look ...
Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Jews Around the Globe, Uncategorized
How the Jews of Uganda Inspire Jewish Life in America
A kippah inspires a bar mitzvah boy to reach out and reach in.