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Celebrate, Rabbis Without Borders, Shabbat
Rock and Roll
This is a guest post by Rabbi Darby Leigh.It was 1984 when Dee Snider first asked me what I wanted ...
Jewish Thought, Rabbis Without Borders
On Civil Discourse
One of the most pathetic (in the original sense of evoking pathos) passages in the Talmud is one (Bava Metzia ...
Parashat Pekudei: Building God’s Beautiful Bayit; or, Queer Eye for the Desert Mishkan
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...
The Best Overlooked American Jewish Novelist
Stephen Dixon is, in my opinion, the best and most overlooked American Jewish fiction writer in the country. If I ...
Denominations, JOFA's Torch, Live
Orthodoxy And Its Discontents
I’ve just read a book whose sole purpose is to denigrate Open Orthodoxy, its institutions and its principles.Nevertheless, Why Open ...
Eat, Jewish Thought, Rabbis Without Borders, Science and Ecology, Study
“The State of the Union is …”
Every January I reflect on the lessons of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and his good friend Dr. Martin Luther King, ...
Beliefs & Practices, Live, Mixed Multitudes
Herman Wouk: Cliff’s Notes for the Big Bang
I wrote my first novel standing in Herman Wouk’s shadow. Literally: I was in college at the George Washington University ...
Gay and Lesbian Adoption
With more gays and lesbians starting families, same-sex Jewish couples are faced with myriad challenges.
Michael Twitty on the Connection Between Jewish Food and Soul Food
The writer, scholar, and chef talks kasha varnishkes, tikkun olam, and the Afro-Jewish culinary connection.
Israelis Have Fallen In Love With This Middle Eastern Dessert
Knafeh is trending all over Israel. Just don't call it 'Israeli.'