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Surely the LORD is Present in This Place

By Education Fellow Benjamin ChaidellThe weekend after Thanksgiving I had the opportunity to speak about my experience as an Education ...

Words of Torah, for Marriage Equality: Rabbi Harold Kravitz

Marriage equality is on the ballot in four states this November – Maryland, Washington, Minnesota, and Maine – and this ...

Caring For Dead Loved Ones

Despite their focus on life, priests are permitted to attend to their closest relatives in death.

“Waking Up” to help my Trans Neighbors

We have just entered the month of Elul. As we prepare for the High Holidays, this is a time for ...

Gathered To Our People

What hope or despair, openness of heart or resilience of spirit, will be gathered into those who come after?

Time Wars

The ancient rabbis were well aware that control of the calendar was linked to their authority over the Jewish people

9 Things You Didn’t Know About Shavuot

Why some synagogues use paper-cuts as decorations, how Israelis celebrate with water, and other lesser-known facts about this springtime holiday.

The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel

The full text of Israel's May 14, 1948 declaration of independence.

Sanhedrin 10

How many judges determine the calendar?

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