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Alternative Rites of Passage

New Jewish rituals give meaning to formerly private moments and integrate the ritual-maker into the Jewish community.

Why I Co-Officiate Interfaith Marriages

The most popular days to get engaged are Christmas (and I assume Hanukkah!), New Year’s Eve, and Valentine’s Day. That ...

The Ancestors Echoing Within Us

As Jews, we carry within us residues of traumas we may ourselves have never experienced.

A Modern State of Impurity

The Torah's discussion of the obscure condition called tzara'at tells us something profound about the human condition.

Is The Jewish Community In America Actually In Crisis?

A month after its publication, the “Statement on Jewish Vitality,” signed by a number of leading Jewish communal figures, has ...

Yes, You Can Be In Two Places At Once

Recently, Southern Sunday School students did a program on Jewish heroes. The students were having a great time, collaborating, playing ...

What Is the Torah Portion?

How the Five Books of Moses are divided up into weekly portions.

King David, Batsheva and #MeToo

If Batsheva had had the chance, the tweet would have written itself, but we never heard her side of the story.

The Adat Chaverim Macharniks and a Successful Jewish Tomorrow

This post is by second year Education Fellow Ben Chaidell.ISJL Education Fellows often work with our communities on how to ...

Jewish Spirituality

Renewing Jewish expression, belief, and practice--in ways traditional and new.

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