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Ruth, the heroine of the biblical book that bears her name, was the first convert to Judaism. Painting by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inMixed & Matched

Why won’t an Orthodox rabbi convert me?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler February 25, 2019
A group of women lead a sisterhood Shabbat dinner at a synagogue in St. Paul, Minnesota, 1943. (Photo/Flickr-Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest)
Posted inTorah

Why we’ll still be celebrating Shabbat 100 years from now

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg February 21, 2019
bowl of chicken noodle soup
Posted inColumns

My grandma’s chicken soup means the world to me

by Julie Levine February 19, 2019February 19, 2019
Adam Driver, left, and John David Washington in a scene from Spike Lee's "BlacKkKlansman." (Photo/David Lee-Focus Features)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

The Tribe goes to the Oscars, 2019

by Nate Bloom February 19, 2019February 19, 2019
Farm hand Allegra Guarino helps a customer select produce at Urban Adamah's farm stand. (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Urban Adamah’s free farm stand back in business

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 18, 2019September 24, 2019
"The Holy of Holies" from the 1890 Holman Bible
Posted inColumns

What we can learn from the Temple’s ‘eternal incense’

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon February 14, 2019
Grand Bakery's sesame seed bagels (Photo/Facebook-Grand Bakery)
Posted inColumns

Grand Bakery now in the bagel business; Metropolis no longer kosher; restaurant closings

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 13, 2019September 24, 2019
a boy reading
Posted inEducation

Now that my 6-year-old is reading, he can’t get enough

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein February 11, 2019
a smiling man in an apron stands in front of an interior sign that says "Mint & Liberty"
Posted inSmall Bites

Mint & Liberty, we hardly knew you

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 7, 2019September 24, 2019
Drake gets comfy in an armchair
Posted inCelebrity Jews

The Jews go to the Grammys, 2019 edition

by Nate Bloom February 7, 2019

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