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Celebrate, More Holidays, Mourn
The Fast of the First Born
This pre-Passover fast applies to a select few.
Ancient/Medieval Jewish History, Jewish History, Study
Inquisition in Spain
How Jews went from protected minority to persona non grata in just a few years.
Eat Normal Food
We’re closing in on the end of this godforsaken holiday (har!) and I can practically taste the pizza I’ll be ...
Making Your Own Ritual Objects
Creating a tallit (prayer shawl) or designing a bar/bat mitzvah invitation can add a meaningful personal dimension to the celebration.
Celebrate, Hanukkah, Interfaith, Rabbis Without Borders
Thanksgivukkah: The True History
Thanksgivvukah, the rare convergence of American Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, has been a mechayeh—a revitalization.Maybe even a re-dedication, which is the literal meaning of the ...
Beliefs & Practices, Celebrate
Do Jews Celebrate Birthdays?
While Jewish tradition does not make a big deal of birthdays, there is no problem with celebrating them.
Why Celibacy Is Not a Jewish Value
This practice is rare in Judaism and goes against the commandment to procreate.
Israel, JOFA's Torch, Study, Women & Feminism
Not Seen and Not Heard
Last week, the Israeli ultra-Orthodox paper, HaMevaser, photoshopped German Chancellor Angela Merkel out of a photograph of the solidarity march ...