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Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are that of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the Union for Traditional Judaism, unless otherwise indicated.

How does the inexplicable poem for Shavuot, Akdamut, make sense of the first blessing of the Shema Liturgy? VIDEOS

How does the inexplicable poem for Shavuot, Akdamut, make sense of the first blessing of the Shema Liturgy?

by Professor Reuven Kimelman
June 23, 2024

Categories: Holidays, Purim, Shavuot, Torah/Talmud, UTJ Events
Why are the Books of Ruth and Esther So Much Alike? VIDEOS

Why are the Books of Ruth and Esther So Much Alike?

by Professor Reuven Kimelman
June 6, 2024

Categories: Holidays, Purim, Shavuot, Torah/Talmud, UTJ Events
ARTICLE (Reprinted from UTJ Kosher Nexus)

Passover FAQ for 5784/2024

by Rabbi Jeffrey Rappoport
April 7, 2024

Categories: Halakhah, Holidays, Holidays, Kashruth, Kashruth, Modern Judaism, Passover
ARTICLE (Reprinted from UTJ Kosher Nexus)

Kosher Nexus Newsletter for Passover (5785/2025)

by Rabbi Jeffrey Rappoport
April 7, 2024

Categories: Halakhah, Holidays, Holidays, Kashruth, Kashruth, Modern Judaism, Passover
The Taboo Against “Next Year in Jerusalem” in the American Haggadah with Professor Jonathan D. Sarna VIDEOS

The Taboo Against “Next Year in Jerusalem” in the American Haggadah with Professor Jonathan D. Sarna

by Recommended by UTJ
April 3, 2024

Categories: Holidays, Holidays, Jewish History, Modern Judaism, Passover, UTJ Events
Recommended by UTJ

What It Takes To Defeat Evil

Categories: Israel, Modern Judaism, Purim, Torah/Talmud
ARTICLE (Reprinted from thetorah.com)

Al HaNissim: A Chanukah Prayer Revised to Include 1 Maccabees

by Professor Reuven Kimelman
December 17, 2023

Categories: Chanukah, Holidays, Tefillah
ARTICLE

The Biblical Theology of Flawed Heroes

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
September 19, 2023

Categories: Articles, High Holidays, Holidays, Torah/Talmud
What are the thematics and problematics of Ne’ilah? VIDEOS

What are the thematics and problematics of Ne’ilah?

by Professor Reuven Kimelman
September 13, 2023

Categories: High Holidays, Tefillah, UTJ Events
How Is Writing a Piyut Like Telling a Joke? VIDEOS

How Is Writing a Piyut Like Telling a Joke?

by Professor Reuven Kimelman
September 5, 2023

Categories: High Holidays, Holidays, Tefillah, UTJ Events
How does Unetaneh Tokef work as a midrashic poem? VIDEOS

How does Unetaneh Tokef work as a midrashic poem?

by Professor Reuven Kimelman
August 28, 2023

Categories: High Holidays, Tefillah, UTJ Events
What are the Political Implications of the Rosh Hashanah Amidah? VIDEOS

What are the Political Implications of the Rosh Hashanah Amidah?

by Professor Reuven Kimelman
August 17, 2023

Categories: High Holidays, Tefillah, UTJ Events

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