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"King Solomon in Old Age" by Gustave Doré, 1866
Posted inTorah

God offered Solomon one wish. What would you ask for?

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg August 10, 2023
Detail from “The Gathering of the Manna” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inJewish Life

Manna taught the newly freed Israelites about Shabbat, and freedom

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen August 3, 2023August 3, 2023
Students at the Academy for Jewish Religion in Yonkers, New York study a biblical text through circus movement in 2022. (Photo/JTA-Ora Horn Prouser, from “Under One Tent”)
Posted inBooks

In their classroom, Torah is a three-ring circus — by design

by Andrew Silow-Carroll August 1, 2023
Rabbi Mira Rivera (center), the first Filipina-American to be ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary, talks to students at Ammud: The JOC Torah Academy in 2020. (Photo/Courtesy Ammud)
Posted inU.S.

More rabbis of color are being ordained. Why aren’t they on the bimah?

TaRessa Stovall by TaRessa Stovall July 31, 2023July 31, 2023
An electric car charges in a station. (Photo/JTA-Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inReligion

Conservative rabbis endorse use of electric cars on Shabbat, but divisions over driving remain

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg July 27, 2023
A young girl clutches a friend during candlelight vigil for victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Feb. 15, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Mark Wilson-Getty Images)
Posted inTorah

Are there wrong ways to comfort a mourner? Yes

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan July 27, 2023July 27, 2023
Left: "The Destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem" by Francesco Hayez, 1867. Right: US Navy photo by Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl.
Posted inOpinion

I lost my family home in a fire. Tisha B’Av is a chance to mourn many losses.

Samantha Grant (Photo/Sarah Deragon) by Samantha Grant July 26, 2023July 26, 2023
"Moses Pleading with Israel" by Providence Lithograph Company, ca. 1907
Posted inTorah

The Torah’s blueprint for making a just rebuke heard

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon July 20, 2023July 20, 2023
A 1961 Israeli postal stamp depicting Leo, the astrological sign of the month of Av. The Hebrew reads "Chodesh Av" (Month of Av) and "Mazal Aryeh" (Sign of Leo). (Photo/Flickr-Karen Horton CC BY-NC 2.0)
Posted inAstrolojew

Horoscopes for Av: In a month of extremes, everyone deserves joy

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude July 19, 2023July 19, 2023
Activists with the Jewish climate change group Dayenu at a New York City event in April 2021. (Photo/JTA-Gili Getz)
Posted inNews

Hot and bothered: Young Jews are demanding action on climate change

by Shira Nathan July 14, 2023July 20, 2023

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