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Celebrate, Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah, Sukkot
Why Beat the Willow?
When tradition is silent, symbolic explanations arise.
Israeli Culture, Jewish Art, Jewish Culture
Israeli Visual Arts: Where East Meets West
Visual arts in Israel predate the country's independence yet play a defining role in the country's identity as a nation.
Israel, Israel History, Modern Israel, Study, Zionism
David Ben-Gurion
The first prime minister of the Jewish state.
The Shofar Saga
How easy is it to make your own?
Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Jewish Texts, Live, Prayer Services, Study
What Is the Haftarah, and Why Do We Read It?
Each Torah portion is paired with a passage from the Prophets.
Gender & Sexuality, JOFA's Torch, Live, Women & Feminism
Hitting a Creative Wall
I didn’t mind the mechitza at first. The wall—more frequently a short partition—separating men and women in ritual spaces was ...
Celebrate, Members of the Scribe, Sukkot
Songs of Hope and Failure
On Monday, Chris Moriarty wrote about why she wrote The Inquisitor’s Apprentice. She will be blogging here all week for ...
The Esther/Vashti Purim Flag
The new tradition of waving a flag when Esther and Vashti's names are mentioned celebrates the triumph of these Purim heroines.