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Admitting your failures isn't only a recognition of your humanity but also shows that you're not afraid to be bold and take risks

The religious Jewish community cannot justify staying on the sidelines of the abortion debate, writes a Hasidic health care researcher.

The religious Jewish community cannot justify staying on the sidelines of the abortion debate, writes a Hasidic health care researcher.

At the heart of the Tabernacle lies the Golden Calf, for all divine worship involving creativity and human interpretation holds the potential for idolatry

Miriam Anzovin is the millennial TikToker making Gemara more accessible on one of today's leading social media platforms.

From the blog of Jonathan Weinkle at Jewish Chronicle

From the blog of Eliezer Finkelman at The Times of Israel

“Beer is the wine of the province.” I have a confession to make. I hate beer. It is bitter and heavy and when I am persuaded to try a glass, I am left feeling bloated and somewhat unwell, like Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi, who suffers indigestion after he imbibes. Unlike the great Rabbi, I never find it “ especially pleasant” and do not understand his remark that it “pains on one hand and soothes on the other.” I have been known to sit in cowboy bars in the western US with a glass of wine r...

My Jewish Learning is a not-for-profit and relies on your helpDonate We have already learned that free adult Jewish men are required to eat the paschal offering — but many others, like women and children, are encouraged to participate as well. But here’s another category of people that doesn’t always get discussed in this context: the incarcerated. For one who is promised to be released from prison … one slaughters the paschal lamb on their behalf. If a man has been imprisoned, and is s...

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