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Beliefs & Practices, God, Live, Study
Dealing with the God Question
Secular humanistic parents and educators face unique challenges in speaking to kids about God.
The Mikveh’s Significance in Traditional Conversion
Immersion in the mikveh actualizes the transition between the convert's old identity and his or her new one as a Jew.
American Jews, Jewish History, Study
1950s America: A ‘Golden Age’ for Jews
After World War II, Judaism thrived in America, and the country awarded its Jews insider status.
Jewish History, Modern Jewish History, Study
Rebecca Gratz
The woman who created the American-style Hebrew school demonstrated that one could be fully Jewish and fully American.
God’s Gender: A Traditionalist View
If we reject male God language, we lose a powerful metaphor: the husband-wife relationship between God and the Jews.
The 4 Most Important Things the Maccabees Teach Us
Lessons in hope, courage, purity, and faith, from the Maccabees and the Hanukkah miracles.
Settling a Debate in an NYC Cab
Earlier this week, June Hersh wrote about her perfect day, her Jewish culinary journey and unraveled the mystery of Jewish ...
Interfaith, Jewish History, Live, Members of the Scribe, Mysticism, Study
Seeking Fact, Finding the Unknowable
Debra Spark is the author of The Pretty Girl, a collection of stories about art and deception.In literature, as in ...
That Old Time Religion: Interview with a Girl in Trouble
Alicia Jo Rabins is the frontswoman of Girls in Trouble. Their self-titled album was just released on JDub Records, and ...
Thrilling Hebrew Tales! On Jewish Vampires, Golems, Tzaddiks, and HebrewPunk
Lavie Tidhar’s new novel An Occupation of Angels is available this week. He will be blogging all week for the Jewish ...