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Earlier this week, Rabbi Jill Jacobs wrote about  Sukkot and social justice and asked, “Does place matter?“ As I write ...

Happy Sukkot! This year, I managed to snag a great etrog — my brother-in-law, who’s a rabbinical student, picked it ...

“We live, each of us, to preserve our fragment, in a state of perpetual regret and longing for a place ...

Rabbi Jill Jacobs is the author of Where Justice Dwells: A Hands-On-Guide for Doing Social Justice in Your Jewish Community.My ...

Was it just me, or did this year’s Yom Kippur seem a lot less, well, dire than usual?It started Friday ...

So I need to tell you, it’s really weird being called onto a jury the day before Yom Kippur. When ...

This week God may be judging you based on your sins, but here at MJL we are judging you based ...

Earlier this week, Stuart Nadler blogged for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning‘s Author Blog about casting off one’s sins and the ...

I’ve been going to synagogue every morning this week, which is rare for me. I used to skip synagogue all ...

I am not a huge fan of the WTF Podcast by Marc Maron. I listen to it every once in ...