Repro Shabbat Brings a Jewish Lens to Reproductive Freedom
By Suzanne Kurtz Sloan (Hey Alma via JTA) – This article was sponsored by National Council of Jewish Women. When Jews around the United States gather…
Religion
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Under the apple tree
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – The apple is not mentioned in the Torah, nor does it figure among the fruits in which the holy land…
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: Don’t mess with Judah
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – It’s one of the tensest and most climactic moments of the biblical Joseph saga. Judah has been placed in a…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: “When the wicked Greek Empire arose…”
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – The familiar Hanukkah story begins with the emperor Antiochus IV “Epiphanes” outlawing the practice of the Jewish religion and compelling…
How do we forge ahead after calamity? The Jewish way of mourning offers a roadmap.
by Rabba Sara Hurwitz (JTA) — On Monday morning, we began our day at Maharat, the women’s Orthodox yeshiva, with heartbreak. As we absorbed reports…