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By the Numbers
17 Jewish Calendar Facts
The Jewish calendar is the structure upon which all Jewish holidays are based. It follows the lunar cycle, which means that the year is comprised of 12 lunar months (of approximately 29.5 days each).
The Jewish calendar is the structure upon which all Jewish holidays are based. It follows the lunar cycle, which means that the year is comprised of 12 lunar months (of approximately 29.5 days each).
Essay
How the Stories We Tell Mold Our Future
Much as our sense of touch knows a thing through manipulation, so too our minds.
Much as our sense of touch knows a thing through manipulation, so too our minds.
Parshah
It’s a Balancing Act: The Masculine and Feminine in Each of Us
Jewish mysticism teaches us that the differences between the sun and the moon are not just physical, but spiritual. This polarity is not merely about being a man or a woman; rather, these energies and qualities are present in everyone.
Jewish mysticism teaches us that the differences between the sun and the moon are not just physical, but spiritual. This polarity is not merely about being a man or a woman; rather, these energies and qualities are present in everyone.
No Place Like Home
Judaism seeks to transform each and every home into a place of spirituality, holiness, peace and tranquility.
Judaism seeks to transform each and every home into a place of spirituality, holiness, peace and tranquility.
Your Questions
Why Are Grasshoppers (Locusts) Kosher for Some Jews?
With the exception of very few and specific communities, we don’t find that Jews eat locusts—and it doesn’t just have to do with taste.
With the exception of very few and specific communities, we don’t find that Jews eat locusts—and it doesn’t just have to do with taste.
Looking for ‘The One’
I’ve dated for many years, but am still looking for my soulmate. What more can I do?
I’ve dated for many years, but am still looking for my soulmate. What more can I do?
Voices
The Impossible Dream of a Chinese Girl in Singapore
Standing next to the small table with prepared candles, I saw a young girl hiding in the shadows.
Standing next to the small table with prepared candles, I saw a young girl hiding in the shadows.
Story
Why the Wedding Preparations Stalled
“Why are you worrying?” chuckled the rabbi. “Heaven directs everything, and there isn’t a person alive who knows what needs to happen or when.”
“Why are you worrying?” chuckled the rabbi. “Heaven directs everything, and there isn’t a person alive who knows what needs to happen or when.”
Lifestyle
When G-d desired to create man, Truth said: "He should not be created, for he will be full of lies." Kindness said: "He should be created, for he will be full of kindness."
— Midrash Rabbah, Bereishit 8:5
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Look deeply within each person you encounter, no matter how brilliant or dull, refined or crude, righteous or wicked you judge this person to be.
Beyond their clothes, beyond their skin, beyond their behavior, beyond their words.
Beyond the emotions they show, the personality in which they dress, past whatever masks the...
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