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Rabbinic Abuse

Do alleged perpetrators of abuse deserve the benefit of the doubt?

Commentaries on Alfasi

Alfasi's groundbreaking legal code invited criticism, defense, and supplementation.

Pondering Historical Questions

Rabbi David Ellenson gives a broad historical overview on “How Modernity Changed Judaism�. (Institute for Global Jewish Affairs) A memoir ...

Shari Lewis

A Jewish television puppeteer with a long career.

Kids Like Us: A Club for Gender Non-Conforming 8-10 Year Olds

Sarah and Naomi* are two 9-year-olds who created a club for gender-creative kids their age. We interviewed them and their moms, Hannah and Karen, about this exciting new club.

The Geonic Period

During this time Babylonia was the spiritual and political center of Diaspora Jewry, and Jewish communities looked to the Geonim for authoritative teachings on halachic matters.

Prophets (Nevi’im)

Nevi’im (the Prophets section of the Bible) presents Israel's history as a nation on its land.

What is a Latke?

Pronounced either lot-key or lot-kuh, the origin of the word is Yiddish and means something along the lines of "little oily thing."

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