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Is tradition in Judaism still relevant?

Why would a rational, educated woman choose to join an ancient people and embrace traditions that seem to belong to another ...
Without Zionism, most religiously liberal American Jewish communities do not have sufficient Jewish content to sustain a ...
Don’t be misled: it’s time for us to all put our heads above the parapet and be vocally proud of the world’s only Jewish ...
Judaism is an extended critique of rugged individualism. It insists that moral responsibility begins not with the self, but ...
Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, marks the end of the Days of Awe, a 10-day period of introspection and repentance (teshuvah) that begins with Rosh Hashanah. The holiday is considered ...
Rosner’s book was written primarily for non-practicing Jews perplexed by Judaism in general and by apparent contradictions ...
While the members of Congregation Rodeph Shalom convene early Saturday morning to study the Torah portion, Rodeph Shalom Young Friends, an affinity group of the synagogue’s 20- and 30-somethings, meet ...
The comparison of New Year practices in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam demonstrates how religious traditions maintain ...
Yehudit Chervony grew up going to Catholic church, but a college LSD trip led her to a strict form of Judaism.Michael Sofronski Growing up in a Catholic family in East New York in the ’90s, Yehudit ...
Legacy runs deep in Judaism, shaping both who we are and the choices we make.