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Sifra and Sifre

Legal midrash on Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

The Ketubah: Evolutions in the Jewish Marriage Contract

Once a protection for women, the traditional ketubah has been critiqued by liberal Jews on several grounds.

Thanksgivukkah: The True History

Thanksgivvukah, the rare convergence of American Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, has been a mechayeh—a revitalization.Maybe even a re-dedication, which is the literal meaning of the ...

Eight Days of Videos–Colbert & Stewart

If you search online for pictures of Hanukkah candles, you get pristine photos of beautiful hanukkiyot and even more beautiful ...

Kids’ Music that Doesn’t Suck (Plus, Free MP3s from MJL)

As I’ve said before, being a professional Jew can mess with your head — when the rest of the world ...

Why Every Home Needs Its Own Menorah

The tradition of lighting Hanukkah candles in every household teaches that all of us have the power to lighten our little corner of the world.

A Rabbi’s Christmas Message

With the flurry of discussion about how Jewish and interfaith families are handling the confluence of Hanukkah and Christmas this ...

Kosher Details: Waiting Between Meals

How much time is required between eating meat and dairy?

Best of the Week

It’s the Best of the Week: Hanukkah Edition. It’s almost as good a name as Die Hard II: Die Harder. ...

Misleading Advice in Judaism

Non-disclosure, conflict of interest, easy credit all violate the biblical injunction not to

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