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The Book of Second Maccabees

A Diaspora perspective with an emphasis on martyrdom

Prenuptial Agreements: A Good Solution to a Difficult Problem

Prenuptial marriage protection agreements that accord with halakhah, or Jewish law, can help secure a woman's freedom to remarry in case of a divorce.

Were the Maccabees Jerks?

This morning I got my Hanukkah Project CD, a new compilation record. My band Chibi Vision contributed a song to ...

Shabbat 22

It's all about the light.

Blessing the Shabbat Lights – A “Modern” Jewish Ritual

The quintessential image of home, holiness, and Jewish motherhood is that of a woman blessing the Shabbat candles, performing a ...

Avodah Zarah 21

The people in your neighborhood.

Birth Control – Emphasis on Control

I can clearly remember where I was sitting, in the midst of my Bible class during my final semester at ...

Sanhedrin 58

When it's technically legal to marry your mother.

Blessings for Shabbat & Holidays

Texts, translations and transliterations.

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