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Bech, A Book

A novel by John Updike.

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.

Stories of Our Ancestors

The midrash rounds out the biblical figures Abraham and Sarah

Sukkah 2

A sukkah fit for a queen.

Does God Reward the Good and Punish the Bad?

A concept that accounts for suffering, but also contributes to the problem of its existence.

Ask the Expert: Medical Research as Tzedakah

Does giving money for research count as charity?

Holocaust Scroll

The Conservative movement's creation of this scroll is the latest attempt in contemporary Judaism to create a liturgy for Yom Hashoah.

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.

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