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Celebrate, Eat, Passover, Rabbis Without Borders
Watch: A Synagogue’s Taylor Swift-inspired “Now We Got Matzah”
For the third year in a row, Elyse Heise, a member of my congregation, Congregation B’nai Shalom in Westborough, Massachusetts, has ...
Israeli Culture, Jewish Art, Jewish Culture
Yaacov Agam
The artist's unique geographical creations have made him a leading pioneer of optic and kinetic art.
Ancient/Medieval Jewish History, Jewish History, Modern Jewish History, Study
Was Columbus Jewish?
There has been much speculation about the famous and controversial explorer's origins.
Wasteful Destruction
Judaism possesses the values on which an ecological morality may be grounded.
Former Fellow Flashback: Beth, 2003-2005
This February, for the first time ever, the ISJL is hosting a reunion of all of the alumni of our Education ...
Blogger Spotlight: Chosen Bites
Anyone who knows me (or reads this blog) knows I am not the biggest supporter of the gluten-free fad. In ...
The Red Devil
In December, not long after Among Righteous Men was published, I returned to Crown Heights. The evening was unseasonably warm, and ...
The Value Of Animal Sacrifices
The institution of animal sacrifice allows us to confront our deepest subconscious urges and needs.
American Jews, Antisemitism & Bigotry, Sephardic Jews
Tomas Trevino de Sobremonte
On April 11, 1649, Tomas Trevino de Sobremonte was burned at the stake in Mexico City, a victim of the Inquisition. His crime: practicing the rites and ceremonies of the
Ancient Israel, Ancient/Medieval Jewish History, Jewish History, Study
Herod the Great
Herod's rule accomplished a political and social revolution.