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Jewish History, Mixed Multitudes, Study
Stuck in a Pickle
When I was younger, my mother warned me that if I ate too many pickles, I would turn into one. ...
Beliefs & Practices, Live, Mixed Multitudes
The Light Within
There is a great Jewish tradition to dedicate the 29 days in the month of Elul to study and prepare ...
Timely Growth
Rabbi Avi Katz Orlow is the Director of Jewish Education at the Foundation for Jewish Camp.I am excited. Tonight we ...
Celebrate, Live, Weddings & Marriage
The Ketubah: Evolutions in the Jewish Marriage Contract
Once a protection for women, the traditional ketubah has been critiqued by liberal Jews on several grounds.
Beliefs & Practices, Rabbis Without Borders, Study
How Tech Innovation Both Defines and Challenges Our Identity
Back in August, when I last posted for this blog, I was on my way to visit the URJ Six ...
American Jews, Jewish History, Modern Jewish History, Study
Why Are So Many American Jews Politically Liberal?
The post-war politics of American Jews were shaped more by Jewish experience than Jewish tradition.
Personalities of the Bible, Purim
Vashti: The Forgotten Queen of Persia
The rabbis imagined the Bible's Vashti as both evil villain and tragic heroine.
Rabbinic Abuse
Do alleged perpetrators of abuse deserve the benefit of the doubt?