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Why the Mishnah Is the Best Jewish Book You’ve Never Read

This almost 2,000-year-old text flies under the radar -- but it's immensely important to Jewish life.

Turkey Day – Trouble or Treat?

For many of us, the Thanksgiving holiday is like a ritual that we observe similarly each and every year. We ...

What Is Shmita, the Sabbatical Year?

The Torah calls for Jews to work the land six years and let it rest in the seventh.

Who Are Sephardic Jews?

After their expulsion from Spain in 1492, Sephardic Jews mostly settled in Amsterdam, North Africa and the Middle East.

Honeyed Carrots and Roasted Chickpeas with Tahini Recipe

This Rosh Hashanah recipe incorporates Ashkenazi and Sephardic New Year symbolic foods.

Becoming Southern & Jewish: Part III

This is the third installment in my three-part series on “becoming Southern and Jewish.”After “coming out” as Jewish in the ...

Aquafaba: The One Ingredient You Need for Dairy-Free Baking

You’ve probably noticed the chickpea’s strange, foamy properties if you’ve boiled this legume and skimmed those impressive peaks of foam off ...

9 Things You Didn’t Know About Rosh Hashanah

Impress your friends and family with these little-known facts about the Jewish New Year.

From Looking Jewish to Being Jewish

Cultural anthropologists call it ‘going native’. You find yourself in the field as a participant observer of your host culture ...

Camp Rabbi, Role Model, Match-Maker

This week rabbinic student Isaama Stoll is heading up to Camp Be’chol Lashon to teach Torah, pray and hang with other ...

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