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The Threat And Promise Of Conformity

We can learn from and adopt only those practices foreign to Judaism that enhance and strengthen Jewish practice.

Welcoming My Unwelcomed Ancestors this Sukkot

Sharing the diversity of my Jewish life with my grandparents.

The Jew of New York

A novel by Ben Katchor.

Israel’s Soul

As I mentioned yesterday, Alvin Rosenfeld begins his essay “Progressive Jewish Thought and the New Anti-Semitism” with several harrowing pages ...

God Of Jews, God Of Humanity

The seven Noahide commandments mediate God's love for all of humanity and God's unique relationship with the Jewish people.

The New York Intellectuals

A particularly prolific, influential group of American-Jewish writers and editors.

What Are Judaism’s Lost Tribes?

Who were they and where are they now?

The Huppah (Chuppah): What You Need to Know

Learn the history and symbolism of the Jewish wedding canopy, and the various options for finding or making your own.

Finding the Calling of My Soul, A Conversion Story

Sometimes your soul knows, before your mind, where it needs to go.

Judaism and Anthropology

Jews and Judaism have influenced--and have been influenced by--modern anthropological inquiry.

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