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Assertive Nonviolence in Judaism
Establishing a new program of Jewish resistance.
Mourn, Mourning Rituals, Sitting Shiva
Meal of Consolation (Seudat Havra’ah)
The ritual meal after a Jewish funeral.
Bible, Celebrate, Jewish Texts, Shavuot
Why Ruth on Shavuot?
The tale of this young Moabite widow teaches a lesson in ethical behavior.
Model Lessons
According to Jewish Law it’s the practice to refrain from getting married between Passover and Shavuot – until Lag B’Omer (Shulchan Aruch 493:1). ...
Culture and Counterculture
Are the giants described in Parashat Devarim primitive foes to be vanquished or a compelling culture to be resisted?
Bible, Celebrate, Jewish Texts, Passover, Study
Keeping Faith
Just as the Israelites maintained their faith through nine plagues, we too should develop our ability to have faith in times of darkness.
How to Help a Sick Friend
A few months before my mother died, someone bought us a gong (someone else bought us a pretty painted tambourine, ...
From Pride Comes Loneliness
Joseph's experience in prison teaches him, and us, that we succeed and flourish when we support those around us.
The Lesson of Habakkuk
An interpretation of this reading explains why Israel received God's revelation.
Song of Songs as Allegory
The Bible's most erotic book has long been understood as a metaphor.