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How to Hate the Gays

Last night I was working at our local co-op market. The crowd there is pretty diverse — Hasidic Jews, Caribbean ...

Expulsion and Readmission

Medieval European Jewry repeatedly faced banishment for both economic and religious reasons.

The History of Tzimmes

Everything you need to know about this underrated Rosh Hashanah classic.

Do We Need Lent in Judaism?

There are two funny images I like to circulate this time every year as we approach the Passover holiday. The ...

Early Modern Halachic Texts

An introduction to the works of the aharonim.

An Interview with Ilana Kaufman, Public Affairs and Civic Engagement Director, East Bay JCRC

Ilana Kaufman is a nationally recognized speaker, a Jewish community leader with twenty years of organizational development experience, and a published author ...

The Heavenly Jerusalem

An idealized Jerusalem arose out of the ashes of the Temple's destruction and the city's ruins.

36 Gorgeous Ketubahs

There are endless ways to decorate the traditional Jewish marriage contract.

Parashat Balak: Something Queer in the Vineyards

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as  parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...

Anxiety Resources

  How to Get Help from A Professional Talking to a mental health professional can help you put things in ...

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