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History of Bar Mitzvah
Originally bar mitzvah meant simply "coming of age." The ceremony developed much later.
Cooling Off: A Look Back
Only a few days ago I finished saying Kaddish, and today was the day my mother would have turned 56. ...
Tashlikh (Tashlich) Enhanced
A way to infuse this Rosh Hashanah ritual with extra meaning.
Chatting with The Hester, Orthodox Speakeasy Mama
Have you heard about The Hester? Operating out of the Ditmas Park, Brooklyn home of Itta Werdiger Roth and her husband, ...
Celebrate, Southern & Jewish, Yom Kippur
Getting to Know Yom Kippur
Making the holiday meaningful when you didn't grow up with it.
Summer Reading Recommendation: Esther Goes to Madison, WI
Last month I was picking through a pile of books and came across Good for the Jews, by Debra Spark, ...
Beliefs & Practices, Live, Mixed Multitudes
Defining Charity
While Palestinians continue to battle each other for control of Gaza, another battle involving Hamas is taking place on American ...
The Lower East Side: Then & Now
More or LES.
Bible, Gender & Sexuality, Live, Personalities of the Bible, Study, Women & Feminism
Who Was Dinah?
Dinah's debut is as quick as her disappearance in the Torah.