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Bethany’s Brilliant (Mississippi Delta) Bat Mitzvah

Late this past fall, I received a special invitation in my inbox. Surrounded by bright pink, blue and yellow polka dots, ...

Why I Don’t Send “Nice” Things to Camp

“WHAT is that SMELL?”It’s been almost a year, yet I still can’t quite forget the odor that permeated the car ...

Jamie Oliver Gets Schooled By a Jewish Italian Bubbe

One of the last Jewish nonnas gives the famous chef a lesson in artichokes.

My First Apartment: Judaica is in the Details

The Jewish symbols are subtle but strong, if you know where to look.

Who Black Hebrew Israelites Are—And Who They Are Not

While many, if not most, Israelite or Hebrew adherents have not had a halachic conversion, it’s not so easy to dismiss them as “not real Jews.”

The Never Ending Book

On Monday, our guest-blogger C. Alexander London wrote about being an accidental adventurer. He will be blogging all week for ...

“What if I can’t spell Hope?”

“I propose that you, Mr. President, declare a state of moral emergency.  A Marshal Plan for aid to negroes is ...

The United Nations Partition Plan of 1947

The details of this ill-fated effort to create a two-state solution for Jews and Palestinians.

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