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Interfaith Families
With intermarriage an acknowledged part of the American landscape, the only remaining debate is how to respond to interfaith unions.
Beliefs & Practices, Clothing & Appearance
Jewish Ritual Objects: A Guide
From challah covers to yahrzeit candles, what they are used for, how they look and where you can find them.
Israel, Mixed Multitudes, Study
Protestors Get Smart–And Mean
We haven’t written much about it on this blog, but in the past year in Israel there have been a ...
Beliefs & Practices, Israel, Jewish Thought, Study
Judah Halevi On the Land of Israel
He believed the Land of Israel is necessary for living a complete Jewish life.
Gender & Sexuality, JOFA's Torch, Live, Pray, Women & Feminism
Challenging our Assumptions about Women’s Inclusion
“You should volunteer to lead the Orthodox minyan, prayer services, you have the opportunity to make a Kiddush HaShem, sanctification ...
Interview: Erez Safar/Diwon
Erez Safar is busy these days. Known also by his stage name, Diwon, Safar, along with being a DJ and ...
Jewish Law, Jewish Texts, JOFA's Torch, Live, Study, Talmud, Women & Feminism
Approaching “Niddah” with Radical Openness
I am learning the laws of niddah, laws that relate to menstruation and sexuality, with a group of women. It has ...
Denominations, Prayer Services, Study
Rosh Hashanah Haftarah: Nehemiah 7:72-:83, 9-11
This alternative Haftarah for Rosh Hashanah used in Reform Judaism describes a Tishrei observance