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Rereading Hagar

Some want to read Hagar back into the story, giving her character new subtleties and possibilities.

Sephardic Hanukkah Traditions

As a Jew with North African roots, I have always felt that my culture’s rich and diverse traditions set me apart ...

Eating Matzah At the Seder

The bread of poverty has a rich history in Rabbinic literature.

Maid of Ludomir

This 19th Century Hasidic woman served as an unofficial rabbi.

Summary of Tractate Chagigah

The pilgrimage festivals, ritual purity and cosmological speculation about the origins of the universe.

Magic Bowls

Ancient artifacts reveal Jewish attitudes toward incantations, demons, and the supernatural.

Sukkot History Up to the Second Temple Period

Observances in ancient times were associated with the land.

External Texts

A bibliographical summary of Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha.

Jewish Prayers and Liturgy 101

An overview of the texts that guide Jewish worship.

Is There Still Midrash Today?

Finding midrash in current events, your local synagogue and your movie theater.

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