Judaism

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‘Nay Leaven’d Bread Shalt Beest Eaten’ Author Martin Bodek Has a Shakespearean Twist on...

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Wherefore is this Haggadah diff’rent from all oth’r Haggadahs?

Beyond the Golden Calf: Normalizing Art in the Jewish Tradition

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About 30 years ago, I was invited to participate in an interfaith Thanksgiving service.

YOU SHOULD KNOW…Rabbinical Student Stephanie Breitsman, Inspector of Torah Scrolls

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God may have inspired the Torah, but the creator did not actually write the book. That was a human being. Stephanie Breitsman, 32, probably...

At the End of a Northeast Philadelphia Street, a Basement Synagogue Pulsates with Life

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About 90% of Jews in America and the Philadelphia area are Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist or unaffiliated. So when the Jewish Exponent calls this section...

Delaware Area Study Reveals Uncertain State of Jewish Community

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According to the 2022 Community Study of Jewish Delaware and the Brandywine Valley, 93% of Delaware area Jews feel a sense of belonging to...

In Orthodox Communities Where Women Don’t Read Torah, Purim Offers a Rare Opportunity

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When Alyza Lewin became a bat mitzvah in 1977 ...

Sarajevo Jews Celebrate a Second Purim. For Centuries, They Weren’t Alone.

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Starting tonight, many Jews around the world will celebrate Purim ...

Drunken Chocolate-Cherry Hamantaschen for Purim

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As a kid in my mother’s house ...
A group of costumed people pose for a picture.

What Makes for a Good Spiel? Clergy Members Prep for Purim

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For the Jewish month of Adar, the Talmud encourages Jewish people to greet the month with an increase of joy and celebration, culminating with...

Dressing for the Occasion

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When did “clothes make the man” come into our vocabulary ...