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Gidi (aka Capricorn) as drawn in a 1322 German Shavuot prayer book
Posted inAstrolojew

Horoscopes for the month of Tevet: People get ready, there’s a change a-comin’.

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude December 23, 2022January 9, 2023
"Mattathias Appealing to Jewish Refugees" by Gustav Doré, 1866
Posted inTorah

This week’s dark Torah portion prepares us for ascent into the light

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein December 23, 2022December 22, 2022
Covers of "ParshaNut" and "Dirshuni"
Posted inBooks

Unconventional Torah commentaries add valuable perspectives to the mix

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman December 22, 2022December 23, 2022
Donny Osmond in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."
Posted inTorah

Drama, intrigue, fashion: The story of Joseph has it all

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf December 16, 2022December 15, 2022
Power outages are commonplace across Ukraine as Russia continues to attack power stations. Here is a view of Lviv, Dec. 12, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Pavlo Palamarchuk-Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

In Ukraine, Hanukkah candles are a lifeline in the midst of power outages

by Steve Lipman and JTA December 15, 2022
Target's array of Hanukkah mugs represents just a small swath of the national retailer's 2022 Hanukkah collection. (Photo/JTA-Philissa Cramer)
Posted inU.S.

The Hanukkah merch market has exploded. But are Jews feeling more represented?

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA December 13, 2022December 14, 2022
black and white photo of two shabbat candles burning
Posted inOpinion

What I learned about Shabbat: Keep it, or else!

by Jenni Olson December 13, 2022December 14, 2022
Various beer bottles by Shmaltz Brewery on display in an exhibition on "Jewish brewing stories" at the Jewish Museum in Munich, Germany, April 11, 2016. (Photo/JTA-Sven Hoppe-picture alliance via Getty Images)
Posted inReligion

He’Brew maker Shmaltz Brewing relaunches with new owner: a rabbinical student

by Andrew Lapin and JTA December 13, 2022
(Photo illustration/Hey Alma-Avital Dayanim)
Posted inJewish Life

The weirdest Hanukkah gifts of 2022

by Evelyn Frick and Hey Alma December 9, 2022December 9, 2022
Detail from "Jacob and Rachel at the Well" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

Name game shows us: We need a Judaism steered by joy, not antisemitism

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg December 9, 2022December 9, 2022

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