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God as a Wife-Beater
Does this text (or any text) deserve to be excluded from the larger category of Jewish teaching
What Is A Cantor (Hazzan or Chazan)?
What these singing clergy members do and how they are trained.
Song of Songs as Allegory
The Bible's most erotic book has long been understood as a metaphor.
Jewish Law, Jewish Texts, Study
Orthodox Halakhic Texts
Orthodox leaders responded to modernity by producing legal works on a variety of topics, in a variety of genres.
The Screams Of the Oppressed
Despite the Torah's stern warning against oppressing the stranger, we still struggle to get this right.
What Does Judaism Say About Masturbation?
Is pleasuring oneself permitted in Judaism?
Beliefs & Practices, Jewish Thought, Study, War & Peace
Exemptions from Military Service in Judaism
The Torah lists several categories of men who are exempt from war fighting.
How Jacob Defied Destiny
Jacob and Rebecca teach us that we can alter our fates and achieve greatness.
Denominations, Jewish History, Live, Study
History of Reconstructionist Judaism
This movement originated in the philosophy of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan.
Smashing Jewish Idols
Like Abraham, who introduced a new model for relating to God and humankind, we continue to integrate social justice into religious practice.