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On Hanukkah, Women As Role Models
Two stories related to Hanukkah focus on the heroic efforts of women.
Got Leftover Brisket? Make These Delicious, Savory Blintzes
Inspired by my mother's refusal to toss out good brisket.
Camp Connections Across The South
This week, ISJL staff have been all over… and in addition to visiting Southern Jewish communities, we’ve been serving as ...
Matisyahu Is Vegan
The Hasidic singer Matisyahu {our interview with him here} recently tweeted that he’d gone vegan. The astute blog HeebNVegan, not ...
Jewish History, Jewish Thought, Study
Hannah Arendt
A towering intellectual who theorized about the nature of totalitarianism and Nazi evil.
American Jews, Jewish History, Modern Jewish History, Study
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
When the Rosenbergs were charged with spying, American Jews feared an anti-Semitic backlash.
Afterlife, Beliefs & Practices, Mourn, Study
Heaven and Hell in Jewish Tradition
Jewish sources are conflicted about what happens after we die.
Rabbinic and Post-Rabbinic Divorce
Over time the rabbis increased the wife's power in a marriage, yet maintained the absolute right of the husband to grant a divorce.