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Jewish culture and history are full of fascinating, obscure, and amazing treasures. Some of them have been buried for thousands of years. Others are popping up in Broadway musicals, musty bookstores, and around the Internet as YouTube sensations. Jewniverse discovers them and sends you the scoop.

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August 31, 2012
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weekday-prayer

Check out these great examples of the wild world of Jewish prayers and blessings. Did you know that Judaism has blessings for everything, from a rainbow to a trip to the bathroom? Everybody Poops—And there a blessing for it, too. Shema for Deaf People—How can you hear O Israel if…

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Smells, and Other Signs of Love

July 19, 2012
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woman-smelling-tree

Scientists believe that there has been an evolutionary decline in the human sense of smell. Perhaps it was…

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Health, Death, and Our Kids

June 18, 2012
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health deat and our kids

“What’s the difference between a doctor and God?” a cabdriver asks author A.J. Jacobs, while driving to see Jacobs’ grandfather…

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The Blessing on Trees

April 10, 2012
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the blessing on trees

Jews are a little obsessed with blessings. We’ve already…

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God in Your Back Pocket

May 6, 2011
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god in your back pocket

“God pursues me everywhere,” the Jewish philosopher A.J. Heschel wrote.…

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Everybody Poops

March 30, 2011
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everybody-poops

There’s a Jewish practice of saying a blessing before eating any…

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Holy Pigging Out

January 13, 2011
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holy pigging out

Can the physical act of eating be a…

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Blessings for Giving Blood

November 2, 2010
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Blessings for Giving Blood

Judaism has a lot of blessings–not just to say…

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The Strangest Creatures

September 22, 2010
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the strangest creatures

It seems like there’s a blessing for everything in Judaism.…

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