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Investigating Tzedakah Requests: A Talmudic Inquiry

Do we respond immediately to a claim of dire need, or perform

The Jewish Funeral, or Levaya

A Jewish funeral is held as quickly as possible after death and usually includes readings, a eulogy, and a special memorial prayer.

Rahel Yanait Ben-Zvi

One of the leading women activists of the Yishuv and the State of Israel.

A Communal Mourning

On Tisha B'Av, re-enacting the sorrow felt by those who survived the destruction of the Temple

Mystical Israel

Medieval kabbalah offers various approaches to the Land of Israel.

The Non-Jew in Jewish Law

Rabbinic authorities have used different arguments to redress inequities in the way halakhah treats non-Jews.

Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007)

Jean Baudrillard, the maddeningly-obscure, but prophetic, French philosopher died earlier this week at the age of 77.Baudrillard wasn’t Jewish. But ...

Being Trans At Summer Camp

Summer camp can be an incredibly important experience for teens. For five years starting at age 10, I went to ...

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