purity Archives – Jewish Journal

Parashat Tazria-Metzora: The burden and gift of empathy

Jewish Journal April 26, 2017

Words to amuse and amaze

Jonathan Kirsch September 8, 2015

Novelist Jonathan Franzen (“The Corrections,” “Freedom”) is such a draw that his public appearances are more like rock concerts than bookstore readings.

Company probed for certifying Hungarian politician’s racial purity

Jewish Journal June 12, 2012

Hungary’s Medical Research Council requested an investigation of a company that tested a politician of the extremist right-wing Jobbik party for Jewish or Roma heritage, according to science journal Nature.

Mikvah: Calming Waters for a Chaotic Life

Amy Hirshberg Lederman September 7, 2006

Mikvah attendance requires conscious, vigorous preparation, including bathing, washing and combing the hair, cutting fingernails and removing all jewelry, makeup or anything that is a barrier between a woman and the mikvah waters. It gives a woman the opportunity to luxuriate in being \”squeaky clean\” and offers a time to focus on the miracles of being a woman.