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July 4
I Am an American and a Jew

I was a firecracker baby, as American as apple pie and baseball.
The Melting Pot

What can the American experience teach us about being Jewish?
By the Numbers
14 Facts About the Book of Psalms

Psalms is a most beloved book, filled with prayers, praises, and prose. Compiled by David, it is an essential part of the Jewish Canon.
10 Questions: Take the Month of Tammuz Quiz

How much do you know about this summertime month? Take this quiz and find out!
Your Questions
Why Cover the Head With a Tallit During Prayer?

One should make preparations before praying, including preparing special garments, as if one were meeting an important dignitary.
Parshah
Pivot Like Moses

If G‑d plants someone in your circle of influence who needs you, be there for them—even if it’s not your thing.
Story
Donating an Organ Not Once, but Twice!

What motivates a person to donate an organ to a perfect stranger?
On Being Human
Raising Good Kids Is Not Like Baking a Cake

Wouldn’t it be great if children came with a user manual?
Is There Something Beyond Maslow’s Pyramid of Needs?

It is not enough to live a good life because our intellect or hierarchy dictates so; we need to take that self and transcend it.
Lifestyle
Carob-Tahini Breakfast Shake

All the rivers flow into the sea, yet the sea is not filled
— Ecclesiastes 1:7
Print Magazine

Everything a human being is given comes in a finite package. Even the tablets Moses carried down from Mount Sinai were defined and bounded.

And so, when G‑d saw Moses mourning over the broken tablets, He said, “Your powers were focused when you smashed the tablets. For now you will receive a Torah you may extend wider th...

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