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Groom crushes glass in Jewish wedding ceremony.
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In a first for Conservative Judaism, synagogue allows clergy to participate in interfaith weddings

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev July 2, 2025July 2, 2025
"The Punishment of Korah and the Stoning of Moses and Aaron" by Sandro Botticell
Posted inTorah

‘Sacred disagreement’ requires an intention to seek truth not victory. It isn’t easy.

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg June 26, 2025July 1, 2025
Social media is full of great Jewish content, like Miriam Anzovin's Talmud commentary. But a lot of social media content, including from Jews, is shallow. (Screenshot)
Posted inOpinion

You may think you’re beyond manipulation, but social media knows better

Danielle Sobkin (Courtesy) by Danielle Sobkin June 24, 2025July 3, 2025
From “The Grapes of Canaan” by James Tissot, circa 1900, showing a scene from Shelach, this week's Torah portion.
Posted inTorah

Our fears about the future can distort our perceptions and affect our actions

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein June 19, 2025June 18, 2025
Sefaria’s AI-generated webpages are marked with a circle AI stamp in the top-right corner. (Screenshot via YouTube/Sefaria)
Posted inThe Perils & Promise of AI

Jewish institutions slowly incorporate AI but risk falling behind

by Dan Friedman June 18, 2025June 19, 2025
This 1806 engraving by William R. Gross is a symbolic depiction of Napoleon granting rights to the Jews. (National Library of Israel)
Posted inTorah

Jews seek a faith that is proud and vital. Do we offer it?

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg June 12, 2025June 12, 2025
Rabbi Shua Brick in the sanctuary at Oakland's Beth Jacob Congregation, where he has worked since 2020. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inPride

In Oakland, a gay Orthodox rabbi is paving the way for Jews like him

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 11, 2025June 11, 2025
The Hebrew word "emet," meaning truth. (Flickr user zeevveez CC SA 3.0)
Posted inOpinion

Nonbinary Hebrew transforms the language for everyone

by Lior Gross June 5, 2025June 5, 2025
"Samson Puts Down the Pillars" by James Tissot, ca. 1900. The biblical character of Samson is the best known Nazirite.
Posted inTorah

I try to let God walk through every door before I do

by Rabbi Steve Finley June 5, 2025June 5, 2025
Silver coins struck in the late Second Temple period during the reign of Herod the great. (Wikimedia via Glyphmark CC BY-SA 4.0)
Posted inTorah

Celebrate the miracle of growth this Shavuot

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon May 29, 2025May 29, 2025

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