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Hanukkah FAQ
From pronunciation to scheduling, questions and answers about the Festival of Lights.
Don’t Just Mark the Jewish Holidays, Mark the Jewish Intervals
We need to be able to rest and recover from one run in order to perform at our best at the next one.
Reflections on Remembrance: Memorial Day and More
Memorial Day is approaching, and while I’m usually swept up in the parades, beach trips and community cookouts, this year ...
Holocaust Remembrance: Particular or Universal?
This evening begins Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is a day set aside to remember the experience of the ...
LGBT Resources for Holocaust Remembrance Day
When the last known gay Jewish Holocaust survivor, Gad Beck, died in 2012, it was a poignant reminder that both ...
Ask the Expert: Silence Before Bread
Why can't we talk between washing hands and eating bread?
Passover Seders During the Civil War
For American Jewry during the Civil War, the Passover story was especially powerful. However, creating a seder in a war zone requires flexibility and creativity.
