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Celebrate, Southern & Jewish, Yom Kippur
When The Big Game is on The Big Day
This special holiday post comes from guest blogger Rabbi Matt Rosenberg, Executive Director of Hillel at Texas A&M University. Thank ...
Where Do the Notes In the Western Wall Go?
Thousands of notes are placed in the wall each year. What happens to all that paper?
Jewish History, Mixed Multitudes, Study
Fast Forward through the 50
Seriously, somebody should just come out with a top-50 list of Jewish top-50 lists. This year’s Forward 50 was just ...
Celebrate, Rabbis Without Borders, Yom Kippur
Dear Friend, May You Be Written in the Book of Life
“May you be Written in the Book of Life” is such a nice phrase to utter at this time of ...
Jewish Law, Jewish Texts, Study, Talmud
Seder Moed (Appointed Time)
The order of the Mishnah that describes the customs, laws, and rituals of Judaism's holy days
Celebrate, Israel, Pray, Rabbis Without Borders, Study, Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur’s Circle Dance
Yom Kippur conjures solemnity and foreboding for many Jews. Ritual fasting, abstinence, penitence, and rehearsing for death evolved as core ...
Celebrate, Eat, Members of the Scribe, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Yiddish
Sweet and Sour
In my grandparents’ homes, as in the shtetlach from whence they came, the food was sweet and sour – just ...
Knowing When To Sound the Gong
This week's portion calls for dialogue and accountability.
The Best Jewish Food in Buenos Aires
The best alfajores, pastrami sandwiches, and kosher steak in Buenos Aires.
Dinner, Eat, Hanukkah Food, Jewish Recipes, Shabbat Dishes, Sukkot/Simchat Torah Food
Brisket-Stuffed Cabbage
Like many other traditional Ashkenazi Jewish foods I didn’t really grow up eating stuffed cabbage. Italian meatballs and sauce on ...