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Isaac Abarbanel

This medieval Bible commentator and royal financier spent much of his later years on the run.

Readings Every Jewish Mourner Should Know

These are among Judaism’s most comforting words.

How to Have Someone Buried in Israel

What to do if you or a loved one wants a final resting place in an Israeli cemetery.

Humility in Judaism

Being humble is one of the key traits that Judaism values.

Sustenance from the Source

City living can cause social fragmentation and environmental degradation.

Psychoanalyzing Jewish Humor

What Freud & his disciples said about Jewish comedy.

Shabbat as Social Reform

Rabbis and Jews argued for a five-day work week in order to be able to observe Shabbat.

Joel: Misplaced Prophet of the Locust Plague

Joel vividly portrays the dependence of human life upon God's favor.

Medieval Jewish Responses to Suffering & Evil

The philosophers and mystics of the Middle Ages suggested an array of solutions to the problem of suffering.

Jewish American Life

American-Jewish history and culture.

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