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Why Write "G‑d" Instead of "G-o-d"?
Like many Jewish publishers, we are particular to not spell out the name of our Creator, even in English. Here’s why.
By Yehuda Shurpin
My Dad's Jewish, Why Should I Convert?
Isn’t it a little unfair that all my life I was more Jewish than my friends, was even subjected to anti-Semitism, and after all that I’m told I need to convert?
By Aron Moss
What Does the Jewish Last Name Jaffe Mean?
Learn the meaning and significance of this famous Jewish surname.
By Menachem Posner
Pharaoh's Repentance
It can be a great accomplishment for a person to admit, “I have sinned this time.” But there is a higher level, where a person’s soul searching moves him to such a degree that he declares, “G-d is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.”
By Adin Even-Israel (Steinsaltz)
What to Tell Yourself When Things Go Wrong
In the meantime, it’s dark, confusing, and difficult. That’s only because the process of getting to a deeper place can give space for negative consequences. But just around the bend is a time, a space that is even deeper and greater, that it will make this period worthwhile.
By Aharon Loschak
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4:44 PM  -  Friday, January 15
Shabbat Ends
5:47 PM  -  Shabbat, January 16
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