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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. ...

Seder Moed (Appointed Time)

The order of the Mishnah that describes the customs, laws, and rituals of Judaism's holy days

Women in Holocaust Literature: Writers and Writings

These women use diaries, memoirs, fiction, and poetry to express their Holocaust experience.

The Time And Place For Spontaneity

The deaths of Nadav and Avihu, Aaron's sons, teach us the value and also danger of spontaneous religious expression.

Menopause

Celebrating menopause breaks the silences of a lifetime and forges a future of openness and sharing.

Israel’s 2006 Elections: With a Whimper, Not a Bang

2006 Israeli Elections. The Israeli Electoral System. Israeli Politics. Contemporary Israel. The Jewish State. Jewish History and Community.

Nature and Holiness in the Writings of Priests and Prophets

To the Israelite prophets, humans are central to the relationship of God and the created world...

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