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Celebrate, Israel, Jerusalem Day, More Holidays
The Jewish Connection to Jerusalem
Remembering Jerusalem permeates Jewish belief, thought, and practice in profound and powerful ways.
Jack Nash z”l
Jack Nash, a hedge fund pioneer and important Jewish philanthropist, passed away yesterday at the age of 79. Mr. Nash ...
Celebrate, More Holidays, Mourn
Non-Fixed Fast Days
Judaism has communal fasts that are not on the yearly calendar and numerous occasions when individuals may choose to fast.
Tenth of Tevet
This fast commemorates the beginning of the end of the First Temple.
Is Grief a Communal or a Personal Affair?
Tensions exist between national observance and private remembrance on Yom Hazikaron, Israel's Memorial Day.
Israel, Modern Israel, Modern Jewish History, Zionism
Secular Zionism
From religious idea to secular ideology.
Jewish Law, Mourn, Prayers for Mourners
Yizkor: The Unending Conversation
Yizkor is part of an ongoing conversation with the dead, but what we don't realize is that we constantly converse with the dead in daily life.
Denominations, Jewish History, Live, Study
Orthodox Judaism Today
With rising numbers and increasingly stringent observance, Orthodoxy thrives even as it faces challenges.
Jewish Thought, Magic & the Supernatural, Modern Jewish History, Mysticism
Who Was Shabbetai Zevi?
The kabbalistic false messiah gained a mass following in the 17th century — until he converted to Islam.
Jewish Law, Jewish Texts, Midrash, Study
Midrash Rabbah
Rabbinic interpretations and discussions of the Bible.