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We Were All At Sinai: The Transformative Power of Inclusive Torah

So often “inclusion” is framed as a mechanism for bringing people to the table who haven’t been at the table. ...

Go, Go to Yourself: Personal Story as Spiritual Practice

Maggid Jhos Singer explores the intersection and tradition of how our personal stories influence and, indeed, create our collective Jewish ...

Positive Communal Action

The collection of the half-shekel teaches us the importance of working together as a community.

Rivkah bat Meir Tiktiner

Sixteenth century educator, author, & scholar.

Fringed With Faith

The tzitzit (fringes) and tallit (prayer shawl) serve as physical reminders of our connections with previous generations and of the faith that sustained them and us.

Jewish Pseudepigraphy

To earn respect, a genre of Jewish texts assigns authorship to biblical figures and sages of previous eras.

Why We Need “Obsolete” Ritual

“Habemus Papam!” — “We have a pope!” After days of breathless anticipation by Catholics around the world, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran ...

Jacob Emden

Scholar quarreled with almost all his contemporaries.

The Best Store-Bought Latkes

All the deliciousness, none of the frying.

The Blessing of Rain

We must pray for beneficial rain, and then follow through with environmental action.

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