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But don’t Jews have the whole world to go to just like everyone else on the planet?
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A basic primer on Judaism’s laws of keeping kosher.
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Darwin was neither the darling of the atheist nor the villain of the theist.
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Do you know the origins of these Jewish terms?
by Rabbi Ephraim Shore
And we don’t even realize it.
The Jewish calendar is a sophisticated, accurate system that has been in use for millennia. It’s also an important tool for spiritual growth.
by Ilene S. Cohen, Ph. D.
Throughout history, the Jewish People have held onto their identity, resisting external pressures and preserving their beliefs and values.
The Torah is the central work of Jewish belief. What’s in it and who wrote it?
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A leading cosmologist, Dr. Keating was a Catholic altar boy before he discovered his Judaism later in life.
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A brief history and overview of the core beliefs of the world’s oldest monotheistic faith.
A deep dive into the intricate psychology behind mass antisemitism.
How the Torah is the original A.I., except there’s nothing artificial about it.
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#The October 8th Jew must not only lean in to their unapologetic Zionism but must embrace, live, and promote unapologetic Judaism.
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by David Levin
And how will we recognize him when he comes?
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by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Judaism is a way of understanding the world and contains life-changing ideas.
Explaining antisemitism.
The promise of Hanukkah and of Jewish history is that Hamas will ultimately fail and fade into oblivion.
by Amy Shriberg, Ph.D.
DEI distorts classical liberal values that form the bedrock of western democracies. It also vilifies Jews.
Understanding Thanksgiving from a Jewish perspective.
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It’s easy to dismiss cosmetic surgery as an exercise in vanity. But that isn’t the Jewish approach.
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Six Jews share why they decided to opt for burial and not cremation.
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Antisemitism has the power to override every norm and decent impulse.
It’s no accident that the word “hamas” in Hebrew means violence and murder.
We always knew how to die together. The time has come for us to know also how to live together.
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Sometimes all you need to do is let go and dance.
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My answer to the question: What’s your Roman Empire?
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After my mother’s death, I struggled with low self-esteem, sadness, and guilt. My view of Yom Kippur made things even worse.
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Spiritual lessons from the popular children’s book.
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What’s in a name? 13 ways to connect to God on Yom Kippur.
How does the Biblical account of the man’s creation jibe with the abundant evidence of human beings dating back tens of thousands of years?
A six-year-old asked his mother the following question: If God created the universe, who created God? She turned to me for an answer.
The Talmud, a vast and deep reservoir of Jewish legal and ethical teachings, has been the bedrock of Jewish life and learning for millennia.
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From the Holocaust to the Israeli flag, what is the deeper meaning of this six-pointed Jewish symbol?
The phrase has entered the pop culture lexicon, but what does it “mazel tov” really mean?
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