After the wedding, bride and groom retreat to a seclusion room, rejoin their guests for a festive meal, and then celebrate with friends and family for the next seven days.

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Seven commandments which, according to Jewish tradition, are incumbent upon all of humankind.

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Surprisingly enough, gender-sensitive critiques of the Jewish God can create problems for notions of masculinity.

The Exodus and Jerusalem shine through life and work of photographer.

Twelve "minor prophets" form one "book" concluding the Prophets, the middle section of the Hebrew Bible.

The King’s edict.