Judaism

Adding to my recent series of Jewish given name lists (see my Names page for links to all the articles on names) is this list which comes from a US-published

After my earlier lists of Hebrew names were published (see the Names page for a list of all name-related posts on this site), Rachel NewYork (moderator at the

A short story from Leon Kobrin's 1903 collection Geto dramen.

Jüdische Bestattungen werden seit Jahrtausenden auf der ganzen Welt nach den gleichen Ritualen praktiziert.

The liberal Jewish movements have undergone dramatic shifts in their approach to gay, lesbian and transgender Jews in the past two ...

As social attitudes toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people have undergone a sea change globally, stances taken ...

Homosexuality, in Jewish sources, is a difficult matter with many different ways of being viewed in Judaism and Jewish law.

I beg my Jewish brothers, sisters, and siblings to remember and connect Genesis/Bereshit 1:27 and Sanhedrin 32b. Now, more than ever. @mazeldon@a.gup.pe

Hebrew to English Translation has made understanding Judaism tricky, as English terminology is built on Christian concepts.

While everyone knows about the Bible, many don't realize the many books that followed after it in Jewish tradition. These books and the bible weave together to create the rules Jews follow to this day. SUBSCRIBE to RJ on the GO: https://reformjudaism.org/rjonthego to attend live, interactive, virtual experiences for children and families. FOLLOW Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reformjudaism Twitter: https://twitter.com/reformjudaism Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformjudaism/ ABOUT US BimBam sparks connections to Judaism through digital storytelling for learners of all ages. Founded in 2008, BimBam’s catalog of hundreds of animated videos and other digital content are now under the auspices of the Union for Reform Judaism, and many can be found on its flagship educational website, ReformJudaism.org. Watch something Jewish at https://reformjudaism.org.

we serve God when we care for one another

...that is to say: Doing Unto Others

A woman who converted to marry but just went through a contentious divorce no longer feels comfortable at synagogue — thanks to her nasty ex.

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A lot of newcomers to synagogue are intimidated by the choreography of Jewish worship. People sit, people stand, people turn around and bow to the door (what?). There’s a sort of hokey-pokey …

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R.B. Lemberg’s poems are a manifesto of memories, unearthing worlds that are gone and poignantly present: their childhood in the Soviet Union, suspended between Ukraine and the permafrost of Siberia, among the traumatized, silent, persecuted members of their Jewish family; Lemberg’s coming of age in Israel, being the other wherever they go, both internally and […]

Man kann die Mischpoche nicht verlassen. Aber selbst wenn es einem gelänge – sie verlässt einen nie. Moses führte seine ganze Mischpoche vierzig Jahre lang durch die Wüste, doch sie ließ ihn trotzdem nicht in Ruhe.

The Yiddish Linotype at the Yiddish Book Center, once belonging to the Forverts newspaper, begs all kinds of questions about its past.

Image: Two shot glasses full of liquor. Image by saragraphika. Every year I have the discussion with someone: “Rabbi, doesn’t it say in the Talmud that we HAVE to get drunk on Purim?&#8…

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'Secular shabbats' may be a trendy self-help tool, but they won't curb your screen use or provide a quick fix for your stress.