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Menarche

This ceremony uses elements of Jewish and other traditions to share a sense of possibility and openness with a newly menstruant girl.

Menorahs In The Public Square: A History

There’s something prominently displayed at the Mississippi Governor’s mansion: a nativity scene. Seeing it recently took me by surprise.When I ...

American Jewish Women as Cantors

How Jewish women worked their way into the field of synagogue music.

The Trefa Banquet and the End of a Dream

The menu at the celebration for Hebrew Union College's first ordained graduating class led to the formal break between tradition and reform.

Jewish Theater

Like theater in many cultures, Jewish theater has religious roots.

Petropolis

A novel by Anya Ulinich.

Isaac Mayer Wise (1819-1900)

The architect of American Reform Judaism

Isaac Harby

Isaac Harby petitioned his synagogue for changes in the Shabbat service, introducing a spirit of reform in American Judaism.

American Jewish Culture Between the Wars

Negotiating assimilation and distinctiveness.

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