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Blessings

An index of common Jewish blessings recited on food, ritual performances and on other occasions.

Move over Tickle Me Elmo

Red strings are so five minutes ago. FAO Schwartz is now carrying Kabbalistic Beasties, stuffed animals based on amulets that ...

I Wish Joan Rivers Was At My Seder

No one does Jewish holidays like Martha Stewart. You think I’m joking, but I’m totally serious. Once I saw her ...

Moses gets served!

The good folks at Nextbook.org have come out with a pretty funny video satirizing Moses’ leadership while in the desert. ...

Eruv: The Next Generation

Technological artist Elliot Malkin isn’t a stranger to religious art. While still a student at NYU, he designed Crucifix NG, ...

The Conventions of Biblical Poetry

A brief introduction to the devices and characteristics of this biblical genre.

Carrying Deborah’s Torch to a New Generation of Feminists

Nearly every book of Tanakh, the bible, is filled with stories about strong, independent women who influenced and led the ...

Yizkor: The Unending Conversation

Yizkor is part of an ongoing conversation with the dead, but what we don't realize is that we constantly converse with the dead in daily life.

The Importance of a Hebrew Name

Naming may have heavenly significance.

T’u B’Av: A Day of Love

Sarah is barren, Rachel is barren, Rivka is barren. As a single man, I too am barren, unable to conceive ...

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