Adventures of a Rabbi Who Knows Koran
A scholar of Judaism and Islam, Professor Reuven Firestone is a Jewish ambassador at conferences throughout the Middle East and beyond. Read about some of his adventures.
Boston: A Jewish Success Story
Read what Jonathan D. Sarna, a distinguished historian of American Judaism, has to say about Boston’s Jewish community – from the 17th century through today.
JewV’Nation Fellowship Focus: Yvonne Eschner
Yvonne Eschner wants to help Interfaith couples avoid the heartbreak she experienced during the failure of her own marriage, due in part to religious and spiritual differences.
Four Days in Israel for the Maccabiah Games
Israel is in my bones, and has been since my first trip there in 1978. Last month, when seven members of my congregation participated in the Maccabiah Games, I had to go.
A New Museum Exhibit in Toronto Confronts Holocaust Denial
The Evidence Room, an installation on view at the Royal Ontario Museum, is a stunning reminder of how difficult it is to prove criminal intent – in this case, the planned systematic murder of 6 million Jews.
Keeping Up With the Times: Jewish Customs and Rituals
Learn how author Anita Diamant got started as a writer, what's new in Jewish ritual and practice, and what these changes mean in North America's liberal Jewish community.
Rise: A Poem to Commemorate the Warsaw Uprising
This original poem by a Reform Jewish poet was written for the United Jewish Community of the Virginia Peninsula and was initially recited at this year's Yom HaShoah's observance.
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - Va-et'chanan: Why We Should Bring Politics to the Pulpit
Everybody has an opinion on whether politics should be brought to the pulpit, but according to Rabbi Jacobs, this debate was settled centuries ago.
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - Eikev: A Seat at the Table
A chapter in Parashat Eikev reads, “when you have eaten and are satisfied, you shall bless.” What does it mean to be satisfied, and what kind of power does a good meal have?
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - R'eih: Eating With Compassion
Parashat R’eih includes that infamous line: “you shall not boil a kid in its mother’s milk.” Jewish tradition categorizes the mitzvah of not mixing milk with meat as one without specific reasoning, but many scholars think th
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