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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 ...

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 ...

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.

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"

Jewish Schnorrer Jokes

The best jokes about beggars and moochers.

Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakk

They struggled to reconcile the words of earlier prophets.

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.

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