Freed Israeli hostage held onto faith to get through months of captivity in Gaza
An Israeli hostage freed in the current ceasefire between Israel and Hamas said faith sustained her during her captivity, and ...
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Even one of Judaism’s most cryptic rules can lead to personal revelations
MISHPATIM: The prohibition against boiling a kid in its mother’s milk never made sense to this rabbi — until a party about 20 ...
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Do Jews have dual loyalty?
It is not only possible to have dual loyalties. It is necessary. That is the subject of our podcast interview with Rabbi ...
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My return to Judaism was a matter of joy and pride, not crises
Jews find meaning in our religion in many ways. Personally, my inspiration doesn’t come from fearing antisemitism or visiting ...
The New Yorker12d
What Did the War in Gaza Reveal About American Judaism?
He had just stepped down from a tenure editing the magazine, during which it endorsed both the Iraq War and Joe Lieberman’s ...
The Times of Israel6d
UHaifa innovates a new approach to Judaism, the Holocaust and the State of Israel
The University of Haifa's interlinking master’s programs confer a multi-level understanding of Judaism and the Jewish people, ...
Jewish Insider5d
Democratic challenger to Lawler says Judaism played a key role in her career
Rockland County legislator Beth Davidson served for several years on her synagogue’s board, an experience she said prompted ...
Tony Horwitz's widow Geraldine Brooks writes a beautiful memoir of grief
Horwitz died suddenly in 2019 while on a book tour. In Memorial Days, Geraldine Brooks grieves her husband — and also ...
Jewish Journal3d
After Trauma
Trauma feels insurmountable. Horrific memories remain etched in one's memory, and they reappear involuntarily at random ...
Jewish Journal6d
The Whole of Holiness
In a new book, “Holiness and Society,” the Israeli scholar Ronen Shoval seeks to understand the philosophical implications of ...
Jewish Press4d
Q & A: Reciting Shema Yisrael With The Congregation (Part II)
Question: As I came into the synagogue, they were about to recite Keri’at Shema. I had as yet not put on my tefillin. What should one do in that situation?A ReaderVia E-mail ...