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Things Fall Apart

With some exceptions, the Jewish people have always been beset by external conflict and inner turmoil. 

Time Wars

The ancient rabbis were well aware that control of the calendar was linked to their authority over the Jewish people

Find a Rabbi

Jewish weddings don't require a rabbi. But here's why it's a good idea anyway.

Hope and Curses

The curses listed at the end of the Book of Leviticus are less a warning than an empowering message that the past need not be repeated.

To Catch a Thief

The record of an ancient theft clues us in to the obscured role of Jewish priestesses.

Mourning and Meaning Making

Someday our current sorrows will be memories, woven into the tapestry of our shared destiny.

Observing Jewish Time

Living the Jewish calendar is to be bound by Jewish peoplehood and Jewish solidarity

In Dew Season

In this moment of crisis, we need to let things arise and evaporate, leaving us unburdened enough to do the work of peace.

From Disgrace to Praise

Why does Jewish tradition instruct us to endlessly retell the story of our ancestors' enslavement?

A Passover Beyond Words 

The visceral cries of the enslaved Israelites, not their words, was essential to the process of liberation.

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