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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.
Beliefs & Practices, Jewish Thought, Science and Ecology, Study
Judaism and Anthropology
Jews and Judaism have influenced--and have been influenced by--modern anthropological inquiry.
Jewish Thought, Science and Ecology, Study
Bal Tashchit: The Torah Prohibits Wasteful Destruction
Fruit trees cannot be destroyed in war, and the Jewish legal tradition takes this to be a paradigm for any act of despoliation.
All in the (Extended) Family
She took his head between her palms, bent down and planted a little kiss on the top of his head. ...
Gender & Sexuality, Keshet, Live
Releasing Your Burden: The Eshel Shabbaton
As we’ve explored in earlier posts by and about Orthodox Jews who are also LGBTQ (including a round-up of blogs, ...
My Culinary Journey
June Hersh is the author of The Kosher Carnivore: The Ultimate Meat and Poultry Book, available this week. She will ...
Jewish History, Jewish Thought, Sages & Scholars
Spinoza
One of the most significant figures in the history of philosophy, Spinoza was excommunicated by the Jewish community.