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What Is Gematria?
Hebrew numerology, and the secrets of the Torah.
Denominations, Live, Southern & Jewish
Southern & Conservative
I spend a lot of time with Conservatives in the South. Conservative Jews, in this case (probably not what most ...
Imagine you don’t know how to read a novel.
In his last posts, Rabbi Elie Kaunfer, the author of Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us about Building ...
What Makes The Land Holy?
The land of Israel is sacred by virtue of the sacred actions performed by its inhabitants.
Jewish History, Southern & Jewish, Study
Historical Sources for Small Communities
Many of the Jewish communities that I research and write about for our Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities are quite ...
Celebrate, Rabbis Without Borders
On Cinco de Mayo: Jews on the edge of Tequila
Sipping margaritas, doing shots of tequila, listening mariachi music and dancing the hora.Not in a million years would I have ...
African-Born Rabbi and Activist Dies
Be’chol Lashon mourns the passing of Rabbi Hailu Paris, a native of Ethiopia who lived most of his life in ...
Remembering Grace Paley
Earlier this year, when Tillie Olsen passed away, I emailed Alice Mattison, author of the wonderful story collection In Case ...
The Never Ending Book
On Monday, our guest-blogger C. Alexander London wrote about being an accidental adventurer. He will be blogging all week for ...
Working With Converts
Excerpts from the Reform Movement's Guidelines for Working with Prospective Converts