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Jewish Culture, Jewish Film, Live
Keeping the Faith
The 2000 film about a rabbi and priest gets Judaism all wrong.
Jewish Socialism in the United States, 1880-1920
The birth and growth of American Jewish socialism.
Ahavah, Acharei Mot, and a Bar Mitzvah
This month Jed Schwartz had his Bar Mitzvah. And, like many B’nai Mitzvah students, Jed gave a D’var Torah– speaking ...
Israel, JOFA's Torch, Mourn, Sitting Shiva, Study
A Tale of Two Tragedies
Israel is the most uplifting place in the world, and on my trip there last week I felt the usual ...
Celebrate, Live, More Holidays, Tu Bishvat
Every Person is a Tree
The Biblical law protecting fruit trees during war provides an opportunity for Jewish exegetes to reflect on ecology and the wanton destruction of life.
Jewish Culture, Jewish Literature, Live
Philip Roth
A review of the Jewish satirist's long career in fiction.
Naomi Shemer
This Israeli songwriter is famous for lyrics of such songs as "Jerusalem of Gold" and "Lu Yehi"
Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakk
They struggled to reconcile the words of earlier prophets.
Beliefs & Practices, Jewish Ethics, Jewish Thought
How To Visit the Sick, in Judaism
A rabbi offers advice about how to perform the mitzvah of visiting the sick with wisdom, discretion, and sensitivity.