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Parashat Achrei Mot – Kedoshim: How to be Holy
The imperative to “be holy” is about more than just abstention.
Life, Death and Impurity
Ritual purity laws highlight the power of confronting mortality and the subsequent need to ritualize the reaffirmation of life.
Beliefs & Practices, Eat, Keeping Kosher
Keeping Kosher
An overview of what's involved in observing Jewish dietary laws.
Beliefs & Practices, Gender & Sexuality, Study
Prohibited Sexual Relationships
Jewish law forbids a number of sexual relationships beyond incest and adultery.
A Wandering People
Today's global migrants, like our peripatetic forebears, are suspended in the precarious place between a difficult past and a hopeful future.
Health & Wellness, JOFA's Torch, Live
When Blessings Bring Pain
When I saw the little blue line on the pregnancy test, I felt like I was walking on air. A ...
Antisemitism & Bigotry, Beliefs & Practices, Jewish History, Live, Rabbis Without Borders, Study
Strangers and Black Crabs
My husband and I just returned from vacation, which included a stop in the Bahamas. Lucky for us, it rained. ...