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My Big Happy Greek-Ashkenazi Family

When I was in Israel this fall, I ended up going to a Sephardic synagogue one Shabbat morning, and served ...

The Ultra-Orthodox Backlash

When a former ultra-Orthodox Jew publicly reveals her story, she often faces ferocious attacks from her community of origin who will ...

Passover and Blood Libels

The accusation that blood was used to make wine or matzah for Passover was a pretext for attacks on Jews.

‘Awake, Awake, Miriam the Prophetess’

Selections from two tehines (women's prayers)

Limmud NY 2010: Drinking, Sex, and Megillat Esther

Shabbat is over at Limmud NY, and once again I’m skipping the big havdalah event to write up some quick ...

A New Passover Cookbook Tells the Story of Sephardi Jewish Foods and Traditions

An extensive new cookbook details Sephardi and Judeo-Arab food traditions.

Jewish Philosophy and Philosophies of Judaism

It is more accurate to speak of Jewish philosophies than of a single Jewish philosophy.

Questioning Zionism

Since the beginning of modern Zionism, some Jews have stood in opposition to it.

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