HIGHLIGHTED CONTENT
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DISCUSSION
LATEST ARTICLES: JEWISH PRACTICES
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Environmental Awareness
Rejuvenating Ourselves and Our Planet
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Fruit Tree
Judaism has special rituals for springtime, Nissan, and Passover.
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Hermeneutics (Drash)
A method for learning Torah, developed by the rabbis of the Talmud.
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Ordination (Semihah)
How does a rabbi become a rabbi?
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Compassion
Compassion is fellow feeling, the emotion of caring concern; in post-biblical Hebrew rahamanut, interestingly from the word rehem, 'womb', originating in the idea of either motherly love or sibling love (coming from the same womb)
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Wandering Mother, Wondering Daughter: Part 1
"Jew town," Mom directed the autorickshaw driver. "Where in Jew town?" he asked in Malayalam. "The big church," Mom responded, because she did n......
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Streaming Judaism: Dreams to Deeds Podcast Debuts
A few weeks ago, Rachel Stern wrote about the real blessings technology can bring, particularly when you're outside of a major metropolitan area and w......
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Why Forgiveness is the Key
In the week leading up to Rosh Hashanah, for our pre-Selichot service study and discussion, I presented the animated shorts of Hanan Harchol, found at......
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Liberating Foreigners, Together with Our Sisters and Brothers
Gay and transgender people often feel like foreigners within our own communities....
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A Single Long Day
The New Year of 5773 is upon us....