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Exemptions from Military Service in Judaism

The Torah lists several categories of men who are exempt from war fighting.

You Can Go Home Again

The mitzvah of the Jubilee year is a chance to begin again.

The Medicine of the Mythic

The period of mourning leading up to Tisha B'Av brings us into a space where the pain of the past can be touched — and transformed. 

Yom Kippur For Children

You don't have to fast in order to atone.

The Jewish History of America’s Favorite Crackers

How Ritz and animal crackers grew to prominence in America.

Why Do Jews Eat Challah on Shabbat?

Challah, soft and rich, brushed with egg wash, and woven into complex shapes or beautiful braids, is served in households ...

Volodymyr Zelensky

A Jewish comedian who became Ukraine's sixth president in 2019.

Rosh Hashanah 13

All the measures of the sages are true.

Ketubot 15

When witnesses don't help.

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