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Wearing the Veil: What It Means to Wear the Hijab (Or Not)

Wearing the Veil: What It Means to Wear the Hijab (Or Not)

On a New Anthology That Explores the Intersection of Faith and Public Identity

By Sheila Regan | August 31, 2017

In the Age of Trump, Reclaiming the Golem as a Symbol of Jewish Resistance

In the Age of Trump, Reclaiming the Golem as a Symbol of Jewish Resistance

Finding Solidarity and Strength in Jewish Folklore

By Nathan Goldman | April 27, 2017

Dreams of My Mother, for One Last Passover

Dreams of My Mother, for One Last Passover

Pearl Abraham Navigates the Space Between Hijab and Hasidim

By Pearl Abraham | April 13, 2017

From Imbibing Spirits to Spiritualist Mediums

From Imbibing Spirits to Spiritualist Mediums

Life in the Connecticut Suburbs

By Karen Brown | February 23, 2017

Angels, Devils, and Falling From Grace into Fiction

Angels, Devils, and Falling From Grace into Fiction

Sara Flannery Murphy on Leaving Her Charismatic Catholicism

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