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The Injustice Of Asking Jewish Educators To Do Unpaid Work
Too often, I am asked to give Torah classes for free. I can’t do it any longer.
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Mikveh And The American Jewish Woman: It’s Complicated
In expanding the mikveh to apply to anything and everything, are we forgetting how it forces us to meditate on our own sexuality?
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The Talmud Calls For Fasts To Repent For Sexual Impropriety. It’s Time To Bring Them Back.
A fast day in honor of #MeToo — with Talmudic roots.
What Do Jewish Ethics Say About The Allegations Against Kavanaugh?
We asked rabbis how Jewish law and ethics can help us understand the Kavanaugh claims. Here’s what they said.
‘A Good Name’: What Jewish Law Says About Crimes Committed In Youth
For Jewish sages throughout the ages, a tarnished reputation, independent of any criminal prosecution, was enough to disqualify a judge.
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Move Over Artscroll: Here’s The New, Modern Orthodox Chumash
Artscroll’s Torah translation showcases the “slide to the right” in American Orthodoxy. Steinsaltz offers a compelling alternative.
It’s Time For The Orthodox Community To Start Talking About Climate Change
Where are the sermons urging congregants to waste less and recycle more?
I Don’t Believe In Prayer — Yet I Say ‘Yizkor’ Every Year
Yizkor is more than yarzheit candles and kaddish — it’s an exercise in active memory.
The ‘Other Shidduch Crisis’: Dating While Convert
“It almost seemed like both myself and my suggested date were ‘damaged goods.’”
Celebrating The High Holidays — While Deployed In Afghanistan
The Euphretes River for Tashlich. Fasting on a military ship. A sukkah built of palm fronds from Saddam Hussein’s palace grounds.
