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Sleeping in the Sukkah

I’ve never slept in a sukkah.Growing up in New England, it was always too rainy, too cold, too windy, and ...

Charting a path of connection and adventure

Palestinians are not slaves. But they are also not free.

Ancient traditions and foods animate Passover Seder for Italian Jews

What one Birthright participant learned from her first trip to Israel

Some Friday nights I light candles at 9 pm. No, I don’t live in Alaska or Scandinavia. I’m talking about ...

An Indian Jew shares her Hanukkah traditions

How parents' courage inspired a life of service for one Ethiopian Jew

Welcome to A Good End, a new conversation about Judaism, death, and dying in the 21st century. Now available for download. ...

Or, how escapist guilty pleasures sometimes make us think about serious realities

The reasons are absolutely academic - and profoundly personal

It is often explained that on Rosh Hashanah, the birthday of creation, we celebrate God’s renewal of the world. The ...