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The Legend of Lilith: Did Adam Have a Wife Before Eve?

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Bar Mitzvahs for Beginners

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How Ultra-Orthodox Judaism First Originated

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The Wedding Ring in Judaism
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Brit Milah Is a Covenant of Circumcision Done 8 Days After Birth
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Key Facts About the Bat Mitzvah Ceremony and Celebration
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Did Adam Have a Wife Before Eve?
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Chabad-Lubavitch Judaism 101
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Meet Ruth: Judaism Convert and King David's Great-Grandmother
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What's the History of the Hebrew Language?
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5 Stages of Mourning in Judaism
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What Does It Mean to 'Become a Bar Mitzvah?'
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The Anomaly of Jewish Accomplishments
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Why Do Jews Eat Dairy on Shavuot?
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Charity and Judaism: Maimonides' Ladder of Tzedakah
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The Western Wall: A Quick History
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Ayla, Dorona, Eliora, and More Popular Hebrew Baby Girl Names
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Why Are Jewish Handwashing Rituals Important?
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What You Should Know About Jezebel from the Bible
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Asher, Chavivi, Gilad, and More Popular Hebrew Boy Names
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What Does the Word 'Shomer' Mean to Jews?
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How Does Judaism View Suicide?
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How Do You Pick the Right Bar Mitzvah Gift?
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What are the Traditions for Elul?
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Learn Who the Prophet, Leader Moses Was
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Dybbuks: The Ghosts and Spirits of Jewish Folklore
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5 Myths About Judaism Paint an Incorrect Picture of Jews
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Essential Hanukkah Songs
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Are There Specific Rules Governing Shaving in Judaism?
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Shavuot 101: Cheese, Late-Night Learning, and More
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Muslim Views of Jews — Pew Research Survey
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Getting to Know Lesser-Known Observances for Newborn Jewish Boys
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Legend of the Androgyne
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A Rabbi Talks About Jews and Christmas Celbrations
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The Legend of Lilith: From Medieval to Modern Feminist Texts
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Behemoth Beast Mentioned in the Book of Job
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Judaism's Naming Ceremonies for Girls
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What Is the Leviathan?
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Who Was Yael in the Bible?
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The Tenets of Orthodox Judaism, the Most Traditional Branch of Judaism
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Why Are There Four Jewish New Year's Days?
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Satmar Hasidim Is Ultra-Orthodox Judaism Founded by Rabbi Teitelbaum
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What Is Meant by "Midrash"?
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Tzedakah and Charity in the Jewish Faith
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What Was the Great Revolt?
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Find out What It Means to "Become a Bat Mitzvah"
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the Origins of Brit Milah, or a Bris
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What Is the Reform Branch of Judaism?
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What Is Kabbalah? Definition and History
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Who Was Jesus According to Jewish Beliefs?
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What Do Jews Believe Happens After We Die?
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The Significance of the Star of David in Judaism
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Who Were the Matriarchs of the Torah?
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Jewish Customs of Spelling "God"
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Judaism 101: What Are the Five Books of Moses?
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Why Do Jewish Men Wear Yarmulkes?
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What Was the Purpose of the First Temple?
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What to Wear to a Synagogue: The Dos and Don'ts
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The Torah, Judaism's Most Important Text
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Learn About Family Shabbat Blessings
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How Jewish People Became the Chosen People
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Understand the Symbolic Power of the Hamsa Hand
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Learn the Rabbi's Role in the Jewish Community
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How to Be a Modern-Day Mensch
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Satan Is Not a Sentient Being In Judaism But a Metaphor for Evil
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What is hamotzi? Where does it come from? How do you do it?
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What Is a Cantor in the Jewish Faith?
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What Is Shabbat in Judaism?
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Tips from a Nutritionist for Safe and Healthy Jewish Fast Days
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What Does Jewish Law Say About Shoes?
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What Is a Mitzvah?
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How Jews View Sin
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How to Use an Etrog
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The Meanings Behind Jewish Numbers
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Everything You Need to Know About Jewish Synagogues
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Biography of King David, Biblical Jewish Leader
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Chai: What the Hebrew Word and Symbol Mean
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What Are "Tzitzit" in Judaism?
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What Is the Jewish Practice of Kiddush?
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These 13 Principles Are the Fundamental Truths of the Jewish Religion
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What Is a Mezuzah and How Do You Use It?
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What is a chumash? How does it differ from a Torah scroll?
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What's the Significance of Biblical Hebrew Names?
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What Is Judaism's Havdalah Ceremony?
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How the Garden of Eden Plays Into Jewish Views of the Afterlife
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What is Olam Ha Ba?
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What Are the Months in the Jewish Calendar?

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