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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 ...

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.

Secular Zionism

From religious idea to secular ideology.

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.

Orthodox Judaism Today

With rising numbers and increasingly stringent observance, Orthodoxy thrives even as it faces challenges.

Who Was Shabbetai Zevi?

The kabbalistic false messiah gained a mass following in the 17th century — until he converted to Islam.

Midrash Rabbah

Rabbinic interpretations and discussions of the Bible.

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