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Rabbi Shira Stutman discusses circumcision during a class for converts to Judaism at the Sixth and I Synagogue in Washington, DC on December 5, 2013.. (Photo/JTA-Linda Davidson-The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Posted inReligion

These Jews want to normalize not circumcising — and they want synagogues to help

by Ben Harris and JTA October 8, 2021December 7, 2021
"The Tower of Babel" by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1563
Posted inTorah

Lessons from Tower of Babel: Focus less on yourself, more on the community

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein October 8, 2021October 7, 2021
Akrav (AKA Scorpio), ruling sign of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan, as drawn in a 1322 German Shavuot prayer book.
Posted inAstrolojew

Horoscopes for month of Cheshvan: A bitter month — or a great one?

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude October 5, 2021
From "The Divine Comedy" by Gustave Dore.
Posted inReligion

Why calling God ‘they’ shouldn’t upset you

by Mark Silk and RNS October 4, 2021
A man with dark hair and a scarred face stands smiling
Posted inMusic

Berkeley tech innovator for the blind wins MacArthur Fellowship

Alix Wall by Alix Wall and Forward October 4, 2021October 4, 2021
The first day of creation, according to the Nuremberg Chronicle
Posted inColumns

At Torah’s end, why do we start again so rapidly, leaving us no time to revel?

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf October 1, 2021September 30, 2021
From "The Divine Comedy" by Gustave Dore.
Posted inOpinion

Why our preferred pronoun for God should be ‘they’

by Mark Silk and RNS September 29, 2021September 29, 2021
"Exodus 2: Mosheh Cradles Moshah" by Yael Kanarek
Posted inReligion

I reversed the genders of every person in the Torah — and it finally feels complete

by Yael Kanarek and Forward September 28, 2021September 28, 2021
stacks of kippot in all sizes and colors at a market in Israel
Posted inMixed & Matched

How can I get my dad to help me deal with my patrilineal status?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler September 28, 2021September 27, 2021
Greg Kirkpatrick and his father John handle just-picked citrons at Lindcove Ranch.
Posted inNews

Heat wave, early holiday season deprive Bay Area Jews of local kosher etrogs

by Eliyahu Kamisher September 24, 2021September 27, 2021

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