Reports from several synagogues across America suggest that Crocs ,the bulbous-toed, open-back, rubber summer shoe  were the hot footwear on Yom Kippur.

From secular beachgoers in Tel Aviv to right-wing Orthodox settlers in Hebron, Crocs — the bulbous-toed, open-back, rubber summer shoe — …

The Web search engine Google drew fire today for decorating its home page in a motif that honored a children’s author who has drawn accusations of anti-Semitism, Roald Dahl, on the first day of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah.Google returned its page to the default logo by 2 p.m. after contribut…

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For 2,000 years, Jews have rejected
the Christian idea of Jesus as messiah. Why?

It is important to understand why Jews don’t believe in Jesus. The purpose is not to disparage other religions, but rather to clarify the Jewish position. The more data that’s available, the better-informed choi…

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The path to Orthodoxy is long and labyrinthine. Does G-d exist? Did He give the Torah? Did He also provide an oral tradition? Like many Jews rediscovering their heritage, I had to confront and resolve each of these challenges. Eventually, we pre-ba’alei tshuva arrive at the denominational crossroa…

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During the spring, my husband and I took part in a course based on the book “The Blessings of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Childrenâ€?. In it, the author pointed out small things that can go a very long way to bringing up children in a world where personal resp…

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Since we first made the choice to convert to Judaism, we’ve made a lot of changes in the way we do things and how we spend our time. As a family, we’ve always made time together a priority but that time was not always of the highest quality. Each day we learn more and add to the ways we li…

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After going through the preliminary steps needed for conversion to Judaism, we finally were able to set out date for the Mikveh. My husband, daughter and I spent the morning discussing the weight of our decision and what our conversion would mean to our lives. We all agreed that these final …

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When I was a kid, I remember placing cellophane tape over wall switches just before the start of Yom Kippur so I wouldn’t accidentally turn on or off lights during that most holy day. Today, there’s a gadget for that.
For anyone who is shomer Shabbos - sabbath observant - there are now lo…

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Most Jews who make it through their Hebrew school experience probably stop learning Hebrew vocabulary after grade school. I personally feel sort of silly knowing that the only Hebrew word in script I can currently identify is Coca Cola (and generally only when it’s written in red).

If I p…

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“Bar Mitzvah” literally means “son of the commandment.” “Bar” is “son” in Aramaic, which used to be the vernacular of the Jewish people. “Mitzvah” is “commandment” in both Hebrew and Aramaic. “Bat” is daughter in Hebrew and Aramaic. (The Ashkenazic pronunciation is “bas”). Technically, the…

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