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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
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What It Takes To Defeat Evil

Categories: Israel, Modern Judaism, Purim, Torah/Talmud
ARTICLE

Identifying Evil: Reflections on the October 7, 2023 Israel-Gaza War

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
March 10, 2024

Categories: Israel, Jewish History, Modern Judaism, Torah/Talmud
Video: Hakham Dr. Isaac Sassoon Presents Siddur ‘Alats Libbi VIDEOS

Video: Hakham Dr. Isaac Sassoon Presents Siddur ‘Alats Libbi

by Hakham Isaac Sassoon
January 14, 2024

Categories: Halakhah, Tefillah, Torah/Talmud
ARTICLE

Walking and Chewing Gum: Why the Jewish Community Should Continue to Speak Out About Islamophobia

by Rabbi Noah Gradofsky
December 3, 2023

Categories: Anti-Semitism, Articles, Israel, Modern Judaism, Torah/Talmud
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Times of Israel Blogs)

Life and death are in the power of the tongue (see Proverbs 18:21)

by Hakham Isaac Sassoon
November 22, 2023

Categories: Israel, Modern Judaism, Tefillah, Torah/Talmud
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Abraham Kills Sarah: 2 Lessons From a Bold Midrash

Categories: Israel, Modern Judaism, Torah/Talmud
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A Common Patriarch: Differing World Views

Categories: Israel, Modern Judaism, Torah/Talmud
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Pidyon Shevu’im — Precious Lives and Limitations

Categories: Halakhah, Israel, Modern Judaism, Torah/Talmud
ARTICLE

The Biblical Theology of Flawed Heroes

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
September 19, 2023

Categories: Articles, High Holidays, Holidays, Torah/Talmud
Some Rabbinic Concepts of Evil VIDEOS

Some Rabbinic Concepts of Evil

by Rabbi Wayne Allen
August 8, 2023

Categories: Philosophy, Torah/Talmud, UTJ Events

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