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Jewish Law, Jewish Texts, Study
Halakhah: Sources and Development
From biblical law, through classic rabbinic debate and medieval law codes, and continuing in the modern period, Jewish law has undergone constant development.
Birthright Israel
The impact the organization has had on Israeli tourism and Jews in the diaspora.
Israel, Jewish History, Modern Israel, Study, Zionism
Jewish or Democratic? Israel’s Former Top Judge Reflects on Values
Some people say a state that is both Jewish and democratic is an oxymoron, but the values can work together.
Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Bar/Bat Mitzvah Giving, Live, Tzedakah
How to Choose a Mitzvah Project for a Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Suggestions for adding social action to this rite of passage.
Passover Songs
From a lowly goat to the rebuilt Holy Temple, the songs in the Haggadah survey all of Jewish life and hope.
Jewish History, Jewish Thought, Study
Hannah Arendt
A towering intellectual who theorized about the nature of totalitarianism and Nazi evil.
Jewish History, Jews Around the Globe, Study
Canadian Jewry
Canada's multicultural society has shaped its Jewish community.
Mourn, Mourning Rituals, Sitting Shiva
When It’s OK To Say Nothing
At shiva, the mourner gets to decide whether or not to initiate conversation.
Bible, Jewish Texts, Personalities of the Bible
Samson
He could kill a lion or topple a temple with his bare hands, but succumbed to the love of a treacherous woman. Many wild traditions circulated about the first Jewish superhero.
Jewish Culture, Jewish Literature, Yiddish
Isaac Bashevis Singer: Criticism
Not everyone admired Singer's fiction.