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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.
Celebrate, Eat, Hanukkah, Interfaith, Southern & Jewish
The 4 Questions of Thanksgiving
As I get ready for my Southern family’s traditional Thanksgiving celebration, which this year will overlap our celebration of Hanukkah… ...
Beliefs & Practices, Live, Mixed Multitudes
Art Green in Utah
During the second day of the “Why Be Jewish?” conference, Art Green taught several passages from the Sefat Emet and ...
Without an Eruv
This past Shabbat, my little boy was a prisoner of Jewish law. The DC Eruv was down, which meant that ...
Desserts, Eat, Jewish Recipes, Keeping Kosher
Cookie Season
‘Tis the season of….cookies! Jewish or not, I love a time of year that embraces cookie baking, cookie decorating and ...
Psalm 117: Less Is So Much More
The shortest psalm of all contains multitudes.
Jewish Ethics, Jewish Thought, Live
The Right to Privacy in Judaism
Judaism values privacy, but it's unclear how much.
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.
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 ...
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 ...