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In the Spittin' Image of God

Nancy Fuchs Kreimer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nancy Fuchs Kreimer

I believe that no matter who you are -- a bearded orthodox rabbi or a hijab-wearing Muslim woman -- you are, simply by virtue of being human, the spittin' image of the one and only God.

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Rabbinic Rulings and the Rectal Route: Yom Kippur's Curious Path to God

Angela Himsel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Angela Himsel

If a caffeine suppository offers you a path to God, I say hallelujah. The end justifies the means.

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Upside Down Judaism: Why Are Progressives Studying Talmud?

ReligionDispatches | Aryeh Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

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What does it mean that conservatives, and some Orthodox, have begun to agitate for social justice, while progressives, traditionally secular, are "tak...

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