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From snout to tail, a 3,000-year history of Jews and the pig

A professor of religious studies explores how the pig became the ultimate Jewish taboo — and an inadvertent marker of Jewish identity.

By Andrew Silow-Carroll October 13, 2024 6:45 am

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Sandy Koufax

Sandy Koufax famously didn’t pitch on Yom Kippur in 1965. But did he go to synagogue?

We spoke to a man who swears he sat behind the legendary pitcher at Temple of Aaron in Minnesota.

October 11, 2024 10:00 am

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One year after Oct. 7, a Yom Kippur ritual of communal mourning takes on fresh meaning

Rabbis and liturgists are trying to find ways to honor personal loss and communal grief during Yizkor, the traditional memorial service.

October 6, 2024 6:45 am

Shofars blown along Ukrainian frontlines as part of Rosh Hashanah initiative for soldiers

By Marcel Gascón Barberá October 2, 2024 3:06 pm

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I used to cringe at Rosh Hashanah ‘blessings’ cursing our enemies. Not this year.

By Vanessa Ochs October 1, 2024 4:24 pm

How Oct. 7 changed belief

‘The Jewish texts that changed for me since Oct. 7’: A symposium

By Andrew Silow-Carroll September 30, 2024 5:31 pm

Investigation largely clears Ziegler rabbinical school deans of ethics code allegations

By Asaf Elia-Shalev September 27, 2024 1:42 pm

The main sanctuary at Temple Emanu-El.

From securing a tortoise to 40 hours of choir rehearsal: How New York’s Temple Emanu-El prepares for the High Holidays

By Julia Gergely September 25, 2024 5:27 pm

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For a Jewish world in despair, we need High Holiday prayers that meet the moment

By Alex Weisler September 25, 2024 12:58 pm

Thousands of non-Jews order mezuzahs after a pro-Israel Christian puts one on her door in solidarity

By Jackie Hajdenberg September 25, 2024 10:59 am

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