Today, assumptions about the natural progression and inevitability of life cycle passages, particularly those based on the traditional nuclear family, serve to distance some Jews from …

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Holocaust The Sephardic Experience During the Holocaust The Nazis wiped out several major Sephardic population centers and caused the almost complete demise of Ladino culture.

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Jewish daily life and practice is how Jews do things–day in and day out, and week after week–that embody the ideals and standards expressed in Judaism’s sacred writings and its ancient (and …

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Most of the major Jewish lifecycle markers have their roots in biblical stories and law, and have developed through the twin impulses of Jewish law (halakhah) and custom–over time and …

And the Orthodox Jewish lifestyle is easier than ever before. The affluence most Jews have achieved–together with changing societal norms–makes working on Shabbat less of a necessity.

The root of the Hebrew term used to refer to Jewish law, halakhah, means “go” or “walk.” Halakhah, then, is the “way” a Jew is directed to behave in every aspect of life, encompassing …

Judaism has many practices and ethical teachings. Almost all Jews celebrate some form of Jewish holidays, from attending a Passover seder to lighting the candles on Hanukkah.