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Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi: Back in the Land

These three prophets are principally concerned with the status of the Temple, the new religious hierarchy, and the religious obligations of the post-exilic community.

Contemporary Issues in Jewish Divorce

Confronting the issue of agunot, or "chained" wives.

Can Our Love Be Bigger Than Our Fear?

My fear is not very far below the surface. It rises when I hear about another shooting in Brooklyn, sometimes ...

Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha

External texts from the Second Temple period.

Light Growing in My Darkness

I am a person particularly affected by sunlight, aware of a shift in my body and mood that coincides with ...

Invisible Jews on Television

While not made explicit, many characters on television had very Jewish traits.

Tale of Two Talmuds: Jerusalem and Babylonian

The two versions of the Talmud developed simultaneously in the two major Jewish communities of the rabbinic era.

Who Was Korah?

Korah was punished for his rebellion, but his questioning of the need for human rulers has remained a living issue for later generations to contemplate.

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