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Giving Birth

Women have been creating new rituals that use traditional images and texts to reflect their experiences of childbirth.

Israel’s Booming Alcohol Industry is So Much More Than Kosher Wine

There’s a lot of good stuff flowing in Israel today, and it’s not just milk and honey. The players in ...

Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17: Tithing, Sabbaticals and Pilgrimage

A connection between Sukkot and this "eighth day of assembly."

Puppy Love and College

I recently made my first exploratory college visit with my high school aged son.  My initial reaction during the tour ...

Leviticus 22:26-23:44: Divinely Ordained Festivals

The Torah reading for the first two days of Sukkot

Who Are the Bukharan Jews?

Bukharan Jews are considered one of the oldest ethno-religious groups of Central Asia.

Polygamy in Judaism

Once a tolerated and regulated practice, polygamy is virtually unheard of in Jewish life today.

Salamone Rossi & Synagogue Choral Music

A Renaissance composer who applied the conventions of choral music to Jewish liturgy

Ray Frank

"Latter-day Deborah" challenged the traditional role of Jewish women.

Forget the Man, Fix the System

This week marks the fifteenth anniversary of my conversion to Judaism.As for so many others, my process of entering into ...

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