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This week the IRS announced it would no longer apply the Johnson Amendment to houses of worship. This means that synagogues ...
Nearly two years since Oct. 7, the instinct to try to right unspeakable wrongs has pursued the Jewish people in every moment ...
Idolatry is insidious and it sneaks into the hearts of the unwary by way of small compromises and prohibited acts that appear insignificant at first.
Could Bilam really wreak havoc on the Jews? What exactly is the power of a curse? Can a human by the mere verbalization of ...
OK, SO SUNDAY, if you’re in church, you’ll hear about one of the great villainesses in the Bible: Jezebel (if your clergy person uses that lesson). She’s truly awful, at least unless you’re pro-Ba’al ...
The explanation is that only one of one God’s ‘names’ is a personal name; all the other ‘names’ are appellations that refer to one of God’s many attributes or character traits. As the Qur’an states: ...
Balak precedes the Fast of the Fourth Month (that’s what the navi calls Shiv’a Asar b’Tammuz) almost 80% of the time. That includes, in Chutz LaAretz, the years when Shavuot is Friday-Shabbat an ...
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Can we moderates win in a partisan age?
I find role models in Tzlofechad's daughters, who were zealous enough to get the law changed and restrained enough to work ...
A Musician Inspires a Woman to Light Candles - What Impact is this Viral Story Having on Others? How Does the Frierdiker Rebbe’s Liberation Impact Us Today?
For Michael Logsdon, the worship director at Great Commission Baptist Church in Summerville, making music is more than hitting the right notes. It is about connecting with God. “I am passionate ...
Richard Dean Anderson left Stargate SG-1 after season 8 to spend more time with his family, leading to a major shift in the ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information Founded in 1993. The Jewish Studies Quarterly publishes studies on all aspects of Jewish history and culture. By focusing on the ...