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Abrams Hebrew Academy A community Hebrew day school in Yardley, PA, serving children from nursery through eighth grade
Celebrate, JOFA's Torch, Live, Mysticism, Pray, Prayer Services, Shabbat, Women & Feminism
Candle Lighting’s Power to Connect and Transform Us
I’m thinking a lot about Shabbat candle lighting nowadays, in part because I’m awaiting the birth of my first grandchild ...
Jewish History, Southern & Jewish, Study
Exploring the “Most Southern Place on Earth”
There is something about the Mississippi Delta. Known as “the most southern place on earth,” the Delta region is a ...
Gender & Sexuality, Israel, Live, Members of the Scribe, Study, Women & Feminism
10 Inspiring Ways That Women Are Fighting for Justice in Israel
In my previous post, I described seven frightening trends of religious radicalism in Israel threatening women’s well-being and in some cases ...
Ancient/Medieval Jewish History, Bible, Jewish History, Jewish Texts, Passover, Study
Exodus: History or Mythic Tale?
A biblical scholar reviews the historical claims of the biblical book of Exodus.
American Jews, Celebrate, Jewish History, Study, Yom Kippur
Solomon Hays and the Yom Kippur Balcony Window Battle
Solomon Hays and his family were excommunicated from Shearith Israel in New York City due to causing a disturbance over a simple window.
Ancient/Medieval Jewish History, Jewish Law, Jewish Texts, Study
Goals of the Mishneh Torah
In order to make his code categorical and prescriptive, Maimonides deliberately omitted sources and did not reference his predecessors.
Queering the Bible in London
How the Radical Jewish Traveler discovered the diversity of London Jewish life.