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Faith and Change

Why remain Jewish, when all we thought we knew about the past keeps changing--like discovering our ancestors were polytheistic?

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Passover and the Global
Climate Crisis

Is the Environmental Protection Agency a modern-day pharaoh? Sweep eco-chameitz from your life with these simple steps.

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Tu B'Shvat: Celebrating Pleasure

God wants to give us the greatest of all pleasures--enjoying nature as a bridge to the divine.

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What Does Judaism Have to Say About Organ Donation?

Jewish law now deems organ donation an obligatory act. But this wasn't always the case.

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Called to Judgment

Rosh Hashanah shatters our illusion of being self-contained without any accountability to a higher power.

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Blessings Abound

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American Jews Embrace the Yoke of the Law!

At least, that's what Ari Goldman wishes

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Strong Medicine for
an Ailing World

Great Britain's Chief Rabbi takes an unflinching look at what's troubling humankind and finds the remedies in Jewish ethics.

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Purim's Message of Unity

Purim has romance, suspense, intrigue, and a message about the redemptive power of Jewish solidarity.

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