The following resources are offered by the JDC Archives, which holds the institutional records of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC). The JDC...
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Ed’s Note: The following is an approach to the question of how to present Biblical figures to our students: As larger than life or as very human. Ten Da’at invites additional perspectives and approaches. The Ramban in his commentary on the Torah has repeatedly articulated the dictum “maaseh avot siman l’vanim”. The footsteps of our Avot and Imahot are...
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This article originally appeared in Jewish Education 54:4 (Winter 1986), p.27-38. Reprinted here with permission. This essay discusses the major findings of a study...
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This resource presents Jewish sources for Islam, Christianity and Avodah Zarah. To access the resource, click here.
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This article discusses the category of Hasidei Umot Haolam, with a focus on the achievements of Nelson Mandela. To read the article, click here.
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Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass, was a series of government-sanctioned attacks against the Jews of Germany and Austria on November 9-10, 1938....
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A collection of readings and prayers for Yom Hashoah, compiled by Cantor Allen Leider for Temple Rodef Shalom, Falls Church, VA. Click here.
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A collection of readings and prayers for Yom Hashoah, compiled by Cantor Allen Leider for Temple Rodef Shalom, Falls Church, VA. Click here.
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This article discusses two Sidrot that have sparked debate surrounding issues of symbolic purity and impurity. To read the article, click here.
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