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Beliefs & Practices, Israel, Jewish Thought, Study
Maimonides on Israel
Rambam believed the Land of Israel does not have objective importance.
Celebrate, Jewish Law, JOFA's Torch, Pray, Study, Women & Feminism
Women, Tefillin, and Double Standards
I am a person who puts on, or “lays,” tefillin (phylacteries). I happen to be female. While my gender, to ...
Celebrate, JOFA's Torch, Live, Purim, Women & Feminism
Women’s Megillah Reading in a Small Town–Some Tips From Our 5th Year
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — we are the capital city of the Commonwealth. No, Pennsylvania’s capital is not in Philadelphia. Several years ago ...
Joseph and Judah: From Neo to Post Hasidism
These two biblical brothers embody a tension that lies beneath the whole of Jewish tradition.
Beliefs & Practices, Jewish Law, JOFA's Torch, Live, Study, Weddings & Marriage
Jewish Women Deserve Better
Five months ago, I wrote about my struggles as a newly married woman in adjusting to the observance of Taharat ...
Ancient/Medieval Jewish History, Jewish Law, Jewish Texts, Study
Sephardic Halachic Texts of the Middle Ages
As Jewish communities grew throughout the Muslim world, they developed their own rabbinical schools and scholars.