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Homes Without Hate and Praying With Sinners

Jerome Marcus comments on the connection between davening with sinners and playing politics.

Tu be-Av and the Concubine of Givah

Tzvi Sinensky explores the Biblical origins of Tu be-Av.

Why I Don’t Miss Shul on Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur as a mother, explored by The Lehrhaus's Leslie Ginsparg Klein

Coming Undone: Vows and the High Holy Days

Why is the annulment of vows so central to the High Holy Days? Wendy Amsellem discusses this, with a timely message.

Rabbi Yehudah ha-Nasi’s Yom Kippur

Shlomo Zuckier explores the nature of Yom Kippur and its relationship to atonement.

Can a Court Really Ban Kapparot and Why it Matters for...

Michael (Avi) Helfand on a recent court case with implications for American Jews as members of both a religious and a minority community.

Yom Kippur, Fasting, and the Poor: Considering the Message of Isaiah...

With Yom Kippur in view, Shlomo Zuckier presents a close reading of Isaiah 58.

Jeremiah Lockwood’s New Cantorial Blues Album, Kol Nidre, is a Yom...

Hillel Broder reviews the latest release from Jeremiah Lockwood.

Jonah and the Varieties of Religious Motivation

David Bashevkin articulates a religious educator’s perspective on why people become religious