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LGBTQ & Ally Teen Shabbaton: Intentions for Graduating Seniors

Shabbaton alumni share words of blessing and intention for the participants who are graduating.

Fear, Perception, and Imagination: Grasshoppers in Whose Eyes?

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...

When Rabbis Go to Washington: a response to Yair Rosenberg

A couple of weeks ago, Yair Rosenberg wrote a thought-provoking article in the online Tablet Magazine, entitled ‘America’s Anti-Gun Theocrats: ...

Happy Birthday, Don

Today is author Don DeLillo’s 70th birthday. Sure, he’s not Jewish and — as far as I can remember — ...

Why Hebrew is of Central Importance in Judaism

Hebrew is the sacred language of Jewish scripture and prayer and also the language of the modern Jewish state.

The Revival of Hebrew

The Hebrew language was re-embraced by proponents of the Jewish enlightenment, then fully reborn in Palestine.

Who Was Bathsheba (Batsheva)?

King David's wife and King Solomon's mother came on the scene because of David's wandering gaze.

Jews in Persian Music

For hundreds of years, most Persian musicians were Jews.

The Noahide Laws

Seven commandments which, according to Jewish tradition, are incumbent upon all of humankind.

Leon Trotsky

The Jewish renegade socialist.

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