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Bech, A Book
A novel by John Updike.
Jewish Culture, Jewish Theater and Dance
Jewish Theater & Dance 101
Jewish performance and dance traditions can be traced back to the Bible.
Shabbat: A Hasidic View
For one Hasidic master, Shabbat is not the weekend, but the sacred center of the week, which illuminates the days before and after.
Bible, Jewish Texts, Midrash, Study
Stories of Our Ancestors
The midrash rounds out the biblical figures Abraham and Sarah
Beliefs & Practices, God, Jewish Thought, Study, Suffering & Evil in Judaism
Does God Reward the Good and Punish the Bad?
A concept that accounts for suffering, but also contributes to the problem of its existence.
Jewish Culture, Jewish Texts, Study, Talmud
The Origins of Jewish Performance
From Prohibition to Precedent.
Ask the Expert: Medical Research as Tzedakah
Does giving money for research count as charity?
Celebrate, More Holidays, Yom Hashoah
Holocaust Scroll
The Conservative movement's creation of this scroll is the latest attempt in contemporary Judaism to create a liturgy for Yom Hashoah.
Bible, Jewish Texts, Study, Sukkot
Ecclesiastes and the Quest for Truth
Approaching this enigmatic work as a statement of philosophy -- rather than an account of one man's search -- has confounded commentators across the centuries.