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The Hanukkah Blessings

Three blessings said when lighting the Hanukkah candles.

How to Count the Omer

A guide to the ritual that occurs between Passover and Shavuot.

Rain as a Blessing

Ecological balance and our prayer for rain.

What Is An Upsherin, or Halaqah?

Why some Jews ritualize their son's first haircut at age 3.

Do First, Understand Later

The Jews accepted the Torah with the statement "naaseh v'nishma" -- we will do and we will hear.

Making Synagogue Meaningful on the High Holidays

Or, how to survive Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services.

The Shofar as Prayer

Lessons from tradition about the meaning of the ram's horn blown on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Tenth of Tevet

This fast commemorates the beginning of the end of the First Temple.

Jonah’s Lesson in Divine Mercy

Scholars have long disagreed on the central message of the Book of Jonah.

3 Things to Think About on Sukkot

Sukkot observances offer a balance between the real and the ideal.

The Etrog of Chelm

A humorous folk tale about how NOT to care for this Sukkot object.

Lulav and Etrog Symbolism

Traditional interpretations of what the four species represent.

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