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Secular Judaism is an Oxymoron

One perspective on whether or not Jews must believe in God.

My Family’s Soviet-Era Rosh Hashanah Dinner Is All About Delicious Food and Freedom

The High Holidays were about more than tradition or food for this family — they were about freedom.

Yevamot 2

Welcome to Tractate Yevamot.

Believing the Exodus Story

Why is it that the most unbelievable of Jewish stories is that which is most believed in?

Developing a Relationship With Israel and the Holocaust

Conversion transforms formerly neutral territory into emotionally fraught real estate.

Maybe the New Year Will Make the Messiah Come…

There is something about the new in the new year that inspires a sense of “I can do this!”

Reading Torah in Korea With A Chopstick

Judaism takes on familiar and new forms on the Korean peninsula

Ten Plagues of the 21st Century

“It’s not that I have an issue with her having sex, per se,  it’s just that it should mean something.  ...

Moses Rewrites History

Why does Moses change his story as he retells it at the end of his life?

What Does Judaism Say About Wine?

Wine is an essential part of major Jewish rituals — but the Torah is also wary of the dangers of over-consumption.

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