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Who Was Solomon Schechter?

The namesake for the Conservative day school network was a key scholar who became president of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York.

Defining Hanukkah: Assimilation

Acculturation versus assimilation, a question for Jews then as now.

A Jew in a Plexiglas Box

A Jew on display in a Plexiglas box, in Germany of all places, stands as a flagrant provocation. But there ...

Be The Wilderness

With uncertainty comes unparalleled potential for expanding our horizons.

Investigating Tzedakah Requests: A Talmudic Inquiry

Do we respond immediately to a claim of dire need, or perform

Is “Justice” a Process or a Result?

The Problem of Homelessness When we think of societal problems, we often think in the abstract. Take the question of ...

Giving Sensibly

What we can learn from Nadav and Avihu.

Biblical and Rabbinic Attitudes Toward Non-Jews

Early Jewish texts affirmed the universal fraternity of humankind, while asserting the importance of Jewish distinctiveness.

Learning to See My Jewish and Korean Identities as Complementary

I am constantly making mistakes, questioning my identity, and second-guessing myself, but I know that this work is a process.

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