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Jul 10, 2026, 8:36 AM

A Timely and Urgent Resource for Every Jewish Community

“The Case against Cremation and for Traditional Burial” A profound defense of Jewish tradition and the eternal sanctity of the human form In recent years, a troubling and deeply concerning trend has emerged: too many Jews are opting for cremation without...

Jul 8, 2026, 3:28 PM

Faith, Alliances, and America’s Identity

Vibrant American flag flying against a clear blue sky, symbolizing freedom and patriotism from the website Pexels, free download for non-commercial use (https://www.pexels.com/photo/us-a-flag-on-pole-under-blue-sky-7483195/).

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, debates over its relationship with Israel increasingly extend beyond geopolitics. For many advocates, support for Israel reflects not only strategic interests but also a shared civilizational heritage rooted in biblical tradition,...

Allen S. Maller

Jul 8, 2026, 11:33 AM

Becoming Jewish Is Like Falling In Love

The transition from not being Jewish to feeling and thinking Jewish is a gradual one. In Islam and Christianity God comes first. The proclamation that “Allah is God and Muhammad is his Prophet” makes a person a Muslim. Accepting...

Jul 7, 2026, 1:13 PM

Cosmic Moods: Reform Judaism Meets the Space Age

Rabbi Solomon B. Freehof in his younger years. American Jewish Archives. https://www.americanjewisharchives.org; https://press.huc.edu/pittsburgh-book-launch.
Rabbi Solomon B. Freehof, New Reform Responsa (Philadelphia: The Hebrew Union College Press, 1980), which included a responsum titled “Halacha and Space Travel.”

In 1970 – soon after the lunar landing – the most prolific respondent in American Reform Judaism and an expert on responsa literature, Rabbi Solomon Bennett Freehof (1892-1990), published an article in the Jewish Book Annual, titled “Recent Responsa...

Jul 6, 2026, 6:14 AM

A Weekday Siddur, but for Whom? A Review of Lev Shalem for Weekdays

The Rabbinical Assembly has finally come out with the weekday edition of Siddur Lev Shalem. Following the Machzor in 2010, and the Shabbat/Festival Siddur in 2016, this means that the Lev Shalem series now constitutes a complete set. Many...

Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

Jun 30, 2026, 7:30 AM

Judaism Is Not the West’s Moral Certificate

Judaism Is Not the West’s Moral Certificate Something has shifted inside part of the Israeli right and part of the American Jewish establishment. This is not merely a normal movement toward conservatism. Jews, like everyone else, have every right to...

Richard Diamond

Jun 24, 2026, 8:54 PM

The Deterioration of American Jewry’s Unconditional Solidarity with Israel

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The Grief of Estrangement There is a particular kind of grief that has no clean name — the grief of loving something so completely that you never thought to examine the conditions of that love, until the day you realize...

Jun 23, 2026, 5:22 AM

Who Decides What Is Real?

Who is a Jew? Who Decides What Is Real? Crypto meets religion. Image © Ivan Bassov, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the Question of Identity When people argue about Bitcoin, Ethereum, or even questions like “Who is a Jew?”, they often assume there must be a single correct answer hidden somewhere. But in reality, many questions of identity work...

Ariel Jerozolimski

Jun 22, 2026, 7:34 AM

The Jewish Connection

Visiting the Bomba Israel firefighting unit of Jewish volunteers in Santiago de Chile.

It is exciting and passionate to be part of a people that takes an interest in the lives of their kindred in different corners of the world, with a thirst to know how they live, what aspirations and projects...

Jun 16, 2026, 6:45 PM

Dybbooks: When Possessions Possess Dusty Dreams

Like a modern lyrical Cassandra, the songstress Marina Diamandis sings: "If you are not very careful Your possessions will possess you TV taught me how to feel Now real life has no appeal (Lyrics from Marina and The Diamonds – Oh No!) And as I...

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