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Rabbi Helene Ferris

With simple, everyday acts, I can keep alive the memory of our ancestors’ encounter with God and help perpetuate it into the future.

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Rabbi P.J. Schwartz

“It’s true. All of it: The Dark Side, the Jedi. They’re real.”

These are the first words we hear from Han Solo, the former smuggler and member of the Rebel Alliance, in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

It’s been almost 40 years since the original Star Wars film hit the big screen, but its stories in the theater, books, television, video games, and other media highlight themes that continue to resonate with us today.

In particular, the Star Wars mythology can be understood through a Jewish lens.

The Relationship Between Prayer and Your Imagination

Aron Hirt-Manheimer

When the words of liturgy are taken too literally, the sacred power of prayer is often lost. In his latest book, Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman offers a way worshipers can transcend the limitations imposed by language.

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Yiddish, English, and the Languages of Our Lives

Mindy Leaf

I found myself looking over a list of words from my husband's first Yiddish class with growing unease. Rather than standard language lessons, the class featured more of a story-and-culture format, with sprinklings of Yiddishisms thrown in.

Why God Broke Our Wine Glasses

Karen White

Previously, on Facebook:

We have broken two wine glasses in two days.

Karen: I think this is God’s way of telling us not to drink so much.
Paula: I think this is God’s way of telling us to drink from the bottle.

Based on the long thread of comments that followed,