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American Converts To Judaism Are More Diverse
07 Feb 2026 11:22 GMT
… Jew who converts to Judaism will be recognized as being Jewish … American Reform Rabbi Jacqueline Mates-Muchin, rabbi of Temple … Jews, but also some Jews who identify with Reform and Renewal Judaism. For Jews … religious beliefs. As the Talmud states (Avot 4:18 …
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Faith in Judaism Demands Grappling With Sacred Words
06 Feb 2026 16:55 GMT
… and when it came to Jews, his writings were vicious, … its place.
From a Jewish perspective, there is something … , and demanding. The Talmudic sage Rabbi Yishmael articulated thirteen interpretive principles … than submission.
Faith, in Judaism, is not proven by …
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A new book looks at Jewish law’s relationship with animal family bonds
06 Feb 2026 16:07 GMT
… Jewish scholarship that cites “Bambi” and “Finding Nemo” alongside the Babylonian Talmud … and oddly comforting.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews hold chickens during the Kaparot … an epilogue, co-written with Rabbi Melissa Hoffman, offering modest, practical …
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A Challenge to All of Us: Would You Decide to Become Jewish?
06 Feb 2026 15:51 GMT
… ultimate meaning in life.
Judaism does.
Judaism is not just a … Jew is in the sense of commitment, and the meaning of Jewish … one example of the Talmudic statement that some proselytes … Jews and the Jewish State of Israel. Hailing from the Netherlands, Rabbi …
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Why Jewish Identity is the Only Antidote to Hate
06 Feb 2026 07:21 GMT
… become an organizing principle across Jewish organizations,” Stephens argued, “ … across both the Jewish and non-Jewish world: adopting a … cause. The Talmud suggests that animosity toward the Jew is often … nations.”
About the Author
Rabbi Yosef Vogel serves on …
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The Jewish Power Blog: Checks and Balances
06 Feb 2026 07:21 GMT
… is served.
Meanwhile, the Talmud tells of the case in … a Reform rabbi, and received his PhD in modern Jewish history … recent books: Turnng Points in Jewish History (JPS 2018); Contested … Utopia: Jewish Dreams and Israeli Realities (JPS …
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Ask the Rabbis | Is Empathy a Jewish Value?
06 Feb 2026 00:38 GMT
… our people.
Rabbi Jeffrey Falick
Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit … the Jewish people, they betray their responsibility for fellow Jews. As the Talmud … it the quintessential Jewish value, pioneered by the first Jew, Abraham, who …
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The Long View from China: A Shanghai Museum Sheds Light on the Ties between China, Jews and Israel
06 Feb 2026 00:38 GMT
… international diaspora of “Shanghai Jews,” who continue, with … and debated the usual Talmudic rules, adapted to … There, Chinese-Jewish cooperation continues. According to Chabad Rabbi Shalom Greenberg … and shawarma a Shanghai Jew could want.
Opening image …
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Medical science and the Talmud
06 Feb 2026 00:02 GMT
Rabbi Daniel Nevins discusses how “Modern Medical Science Meets the Talmud: End of … . Rabbi Nevins is a Rabbinical Assembly Law Committee member and a Jewish … @gmail.com
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The principles and purposes of Jewish education
05 Feb 2026 17:52 GMT
… technical responsibilities implicit in this talmudic statement, from a rabbinic … child’s full participation in Jewish life.
The second involves … the broad spectrum of Jewish schools that provide educational … part of that tapestry of Judaism that is both our …