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The struggle to find personal meaning in words of Torah and to share that message with the community is the essence of Jewish spiritual maturation.

The conundrum of Shabbat observance and environmental damage.

The bar/bat mitzvah service now focuses on the child as individual, but the synagogue community should not suffer.

Could an aliyah be a way to honor the sacrifices of a non-Jewish mother who raises a Jewish child?

War in the name of God must be examined in our own tradition as well.

When a revered value becomes all-important, it can become like an idol.

A Jewish-lesbian-grandmother-feminist-activist shares her story.

Differences between a traditional bar and bat mitzvah are all too visible when the honorees are brother and sister.

Some families choose a nontraditional path toward adult Jewish identity and responsibility.