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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.

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.

Passover Songs

From a lowly goat to the rebuilt Holy Temple, the songs in the Haggadah survey all of Jewish life and hope.

Hannah Arendt

A towering intellectual who theorized about the nature of totalitarianism and Nazi evil.

Canadian Jewry

Canada's multicultural society has shaped its Jewish community.

When It’s OK To Say Nothing

At shiva, the mourner gets to decide whether or not to initiate conversation.

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.

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