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commentary

Interview

Ser­mons and ​‘Some­thing Pow­er­ful’: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Sharon Brous

Isado­ra Kianovsky 
January 8, 2024
Essay

Seraphim, Cheru­bim, and More: Mon­sters in the Bible

Esther J. Hamori
October 27, 2023
Essay

Archi­tec­ture and Judaism: Under­stand­ing Our Built World through the Ages

Joshua Skarf
October 6, 2023
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I Believe: A Week­ly Read­ing of the Jew­ish Bible
Jonathan Sacks
Excerpt

Excerpt: ​‘Feed­ing Women of the Tal­mud, Feed­ing Ourselves’

Kenden Alfond
December 12, 2022
News

Cov­er Reveal: ​‘We Need to Talk About Antisemitism’

JBC Staff
December 7, 2022
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Non­fic­tion
Stop Look Lis­ten: Cel­e­brat­ing Shab­bos Through a Spir­i­tu­al Lens
Nehemia Polen
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The Hid­den Order of Inti­ma­cy: Reflec­tions on the Book of Leviticus
Avi­vah Got­tlieb Zornberg
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Dirshu­ni: Con­tem­po­rary Women’s Midrash
Tamar Biala, ed.
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Becom­ing Eli­jah: Prophet of Transformation
Daniel C. Matt
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Passover 5782/2022 Hag­gadah Roundup

Jonathan Fass
March 31, 2022
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The Ratio­nal Passover Haggadah
Den­nis Prager
Holy Sparks: Cel­e­brat­ing 50 Years of Women in the Rabbinate
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Come and Hear: What I Saw in My Sev­en-and-a-Half-Year Jour­ney through the Talmud
Adam Kirsch
Interview

Zap! Bam! Swoosh! and So Much More: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Jere­my Dauber about Amer­i­can Comics

Saman­tha Baskind
December 27, 2021
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The Jew­ish World of Alexan­der Hamilton
Andrew Por­wanch­er
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