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Sifra and Sifre
Legal midrash on Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
Celebrate, Live, Weddings & Marriage
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.
Celebrate, Hanukkah, Interfaith, Rabbis Without Borders
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.
Celebrate, Hanukkah, Interfaith, Live, Rabbis Without Borders
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