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What Is Secular Humanistic Judaism?

This "fifth denomination," founded in the 1960s by a Reform-ordained rabbi, describes itself as humanistic rather than atheistic.

Free Love and Communal Shabbat Dinners

When I lived in San Francisco, I didn’t have much going on in the way of hospitality — mainly because ...

Coming Down to Earth

Instead of looking up to the heavens for holiness, what if instead we looked to the earth beneath our feet?

Remembrance of Kvetches Past

Remembering how we've suffered in the past helps us cultivate gratitude for the blessings we have right now.

Tzom Bechorot: Why I’m Fasting Before Passover

April 3, 2015, is Tzom Bechorot, Fast of the Firstborn when first-born Jews fast before the first seder of Passover. This day also ...

Turning Our Attention Outward

This commentary is provided by special arrangement with American Jewish World Service. To learn more, visit www.ajws.org.At one level, the three ...

The Best Thing I Read This Pesach

If you don’t have enough to do this Passover, let us help — you can read some erotic poetry, learn about ...

The Best Jewish Food at Aldi

From well-priced lox to Hanukkah gelt, this budget-friendly grocery store has you covered.

OM(er)G: What’s With the Beards?

There’s been some pretty intense facial hair around the ISJL office lately. If you stopped by in May, you might ...

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