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Yossele Rosenblatt Comes Back to Life
When we talk about amazing Jewish music that came out of the first half of the last century, it’s a ...
Live, Mourn, Mourning Rituals, Sitting Shiva
Shiva, the First Seven Days of Mourning
Shiva is observed in the home as an intensive mourning period for close relatives.
Homemade Pita Bread
In the ancient world, bread was usually made by using a type of sourdough starter. A little bit of raw ...
Service And Community, In The Desert, Among Strangers
In his covenant with Avimelech, Abraham provides us with an example of how to build peace, justice, and kindness where they seem to be absent.
Celebrate, Israel, Jewish Texts, More Holidays, Rabbis Without Borders, Study, Talmud, Tisha B'Av
A Time to be Silent and a Time to Speak
“There is a time to be silent and a time to speak.” So says the author of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) in a ...
Sharing Sorrow, Bringing Hope
Thousands of people had passed by before we managed to gather a minyan (quorum) of ten for the evening prayers. ...
The Madrid Conference
The process and product of meetings between Israel and her Arab neighbors from 1991 to 1993.
Celebrate, Jewish Texts, JOFA's Torch, Purim, Study
Who Knows? An Adar of Anticipation
Nine months pregnant on the cusp of Purim.
Why Jews Hope to Live ‘Until 120’
This common Jewish expression is as much about living well as living long.