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judaism
Kol Koleinu Fellowship Develops Change-Making Jewish Teen Feminist Activists
Esther D. Kustanowitz
October 12, 2020
The fellows are “feminists in the world and online, but haven’t really integrated it into their Jewish identity. Kol Koleinu helps them do that.”
Jewish Community Mourns the Passing of Rabbi RBO Bat-Or
Jewish Journal Staff
October 2, 2020
Rabbi RBO leaves a legacy any of us would be lucky to achieve — one marked by a deep drive to make the world a more just and equitable place.
The Significance of Aesthetics in Judaism: Sukkot, 5781
Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff
October 1, 2020
May this Sukkot be a time of joy for all of us, and may the sheer beauty of this holiday enable us to feel that joy.
Courage Is Found in Taking Off Our Masks
Rabbi Zach Shapiro
October 1, 2020
Yes, we all wear masks. And yes, those masks can protect us. But they also can become barriers to the light that is within.
From a Small Etrog, an Ancient Custom Grew
Michael Tanenbaum
September 29, 2020
Far from merely being a fragrant, ornamental lemon, the etrog has a colorful, secret history that is as fascinating as its aroma is intoxicating.
Living Life According to Justice Ginsburg
Randi Braun
September 24, 2020
We should be obligated to take RBG’s legacy with us into our daily lives — which is in and of itself a very Jewish idea.
What Is Judaism?
Dennis Prager
September 23, 2020
There is one universal God. This God is the creator of the world; the God of all humanity; the God introduced to the world by the Hebrew Bible.
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