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Beliefs & Practices, Jewish Texts, Live, Rabbis Without Borders, Study, Talmud
From Greatness Comes Mercy
I recently began studying a new book with my chevruta (study partner), Musar HaTorah v’aYahadut, written by Rabbi Aharon Shmuel ...
Holocaust, Jewish History, Members of the Scribe
Bringing to Light Quiet Heroism
I feel extremely fortunate to have been able to tell this very dramatic, and heretofore almost completely unknown, Holocaust rescue ...
Israel, JOFA's Torch, Study, Women & Feminism
Not Seen and Not Heard
Last week, the Israeli ultra-Orthodox paper, HaMevaser, photoshopped German Chancellor Angela Merkel out of a photograph of the solidarity march ...
I’d JDate him!
It’s the time of year when the Jewish calendar turns to love–Tu B’Av (which falls on August 5th this year). ...
The Ecstasy of Influence
Some people consider Jonathan Lethem a Jewish writer because he’s Jewish (or half-Jewish, at least), but I’m not not going ...
Celebrate, Shavuot, Southern & Jewish
Shavuot & Giving: Taking the Time to Get It Right
The holiday of Shavuot demonstrates a method of gift giving that we may want to deploy when thinking about advancing ...
Jewish Culture, Jewish Literature, Live, Modern Israeli Literature
Hebew Literature: Early Themes
Leaving the world of the shtetl for an alluring modern culture is the primary theme of early modern Hebrew literature.
#WeNeedDiverseBooks -Jewish Edition: A New Kind of Children’s Book
First of its kind Ladino-English Jewish children’s book.
Holiday Food, Passover, Passover Food
Searching a Family Tree for Raisins: A Passover Story
Remembering the flavors and folks of seders past.