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Why I Balked At Disneyland on Yom Kippur
How do you confess to a sin without believing in sin?
A Magical Mother, Golems, and Surprising History
My mother always told us she could do magic. And though my sisters and I were modern children of the ...
Jewish History, Members of the Scribe, Study
A Jewish Magician at the Egyptian Theatre
When you do anything creative – from writing stories to hooking rugs – people are likely to ask you where ...
Celebrate, Jewish Thought, Live, Southern & Jewish
Yes, I’m Celebrating a New Jewish Holiday Today
Let’s make a new Jewish holiday.Wait…what?Let’s make a new Jewish holiday. When I opened a recent daily e-mail from The ...
Six Degrees of Kevin’s Bacon: Who’s Jewish in Hollywood?
While some stars look Jewish or publicly identify as Jewish, supporting Israel—you go, Scar Jo!— or record Chanukah songs that ...
Interpreting From The Outside
Joseph's status as an outsider, and the outsider status of the Jewish people, allow for critical insight into the deeper truths of the surrounding people.
Raising a Jewish-Chinese Daughter in North America
As Jews adopt children in increasing numbers, many of these children come from abroad.
Beliefs & Practices, Jewish Law
Jewish Custom (Minhag) Versus Law (Halacha)
Though often widely practiced, customs are not considered mandatory by traditional Jews.
God, Are You Listening?
I was asked recently: “Do you believe God is really listening?”It is interesting: We rabbis talk more to children about ...