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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.

Keeping Kosher

An overview of what's involved in observing Jewish dietary laws.

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.

When Blessings Bring Pain

When I saw the little blue line on the pregnancy test, I felt like I was walking on air. A ...

Strangers and Black Crabs

My husband and I just returned from vacation, which included a stop in the Bahamas. Lucky for us, it rained. ...

Banana Bread Matzah Brei Recipe

The perfect Passover breakfast, ready in 15 minutes.

Terumah

Exodus 25:1-27:19

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