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The Quiet Greatness of Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein: One Woman Remembers
Tucked away, among a pile of folders and spiral notebooks that contain the photocopied sources and notes of classes gone ...
The Synagogue and the Study House
These two institutions reflect the dynamism and the tensions in late antique Jewish society.
Jewish Texts, Rabbis Without Borders, Study, Talmud
Politics and the Pulpit
This past Sunday was claimed by many churches around the country ‘Pulpit Freedom Sunday’. It’s the day that the pastors ...
Bar Mitzvah/Bat Mitzvah Gift Guide
Tips for picking the right present for this Jewish rite of passage.
What Is A Mensch?
On being a mensch — an upstanding member of society — and leading an ethical life.
Gender & Sexuality, Keshet, Live
The Transgender Journey: How I Maneuvered Through it with Facebook
My heart began pounding.Faster and faster and faster.“How can this be happening?” I asked myself, tears about to pour over ...
Israeli Culture, Jewish Art, Jewish Culture
Israeli Visual Arts: Where East Meets West
Visual arts in Israel predate the country's independence yet play a defining role in the country's identity as a nation.
Beliefs & Practices, Jewish Law
Kedushah (Holiness) in Rabbinic Judaism
What holiness meant to the sages of the Talmud.
The Power of Dialogue: An Interview with Activist Sarah Weil
Through mourning the loss of 16-year old Shira Banki z”l, fatally attacked at the 2015 Jerusalem Pride March, the city’s LGBTQ community emerged as a thread to bring together a city divided at the seams. LGBTQ leaders took to Zion Square, the central plaza in the heart of Jerusalem, to hold open forums for unprecedented public discussion in a project called the Meeting Place.