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Celebrate, Rabbis Without Borders, Sukkot
Wind and Rain, Resilience and Abundance
Earlier this week in the Pacific Northwest we waited for a storm that wasn’t.A big storm of heavy rain and ...
Jewish Law, Jewish Thought, Study
Judaism and Policing
Though the Torah commands the appointment of "officers" to uphold the law, Jewish tradition does not recognize crime as a legal category.
Ancient/Medieval Jewish History, Jewish History, Jewish Texts, Sages & Scholars, Study
Who Was Rashi?
The most widely read Jewish Bible commentator, he also wrote a running commentary to the Babylonian Talmud.
Holocaust, Jewish History, Members of the Scribe, Study
Writing About The Holocaust
It was a day like any other. I was absorbed in the details of my life, answering an overflowing stack ...
Denominations, JOFA's Torch, Live
OAD: On Another Derech
I recently heard Rabbi Joseph Telushkin speak about the Lubavitcher Rebbe. The Rebbe believed that words mattered so much that ...
The Torah Service
The Torah is taken out during prayer services on Shabbat, Mondays and Thursdays.
Truth and Lies in the Jewish Tradition
Jewish moralist literature sets a high standard of truthtelling, but one not without exceptions.
About Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Age and its significance, terminology, parents' blessing, parent-child dynamics, and motivations for adult bar/bat mitzvah.
Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12: The Death of Moses
The first Torah reading for Simchat Torah