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In Judaism, wisdom is found where the wild things are

The desert is central to the Jewish spiritual journey, writes a spiritual leader and somatic therapist.

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Groff v. DeJoy is the rare Supreme Court decision that every Jew can celebrate

A decision that expands protections for religious employees reflects a broad consensus, writes a scholar of religion and the law.

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What’s happening right now around secular studies in Israeli yeshivas is remarkable

Leaders of non-Hasidic schools are bowing to pressure from parents who want their boys to earn a living, write scholars from the Israel Democracy Institute.

A legal scholar sizes up the religious argument against abortion bans

A walk on the beach was a hint of a better world to come

Rabbi David Wolpe, stepping down from a top pulpit, wants you to stop arguing and start listening

How Jewish summer camp became a refuge for LGBTQ+ youth — and why it needs to stay that way

Black, Jewish, transgender: The assault on LGBTQ+ people targets everything that I am

How Donald Trump convinced me, the son and grandson of Jewish refugees, to get my German citizenship

The Pittsburgh synagogue shooter wasn’t acting alone

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