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My Daughter’s in the 4th Grade… And I’m Planning Her Bat Mitzvah

My youngest daughter will turn nine in just a few weeks, but I have already begun to actively arrange for ...

Preparing for Passover: Choose a Theme for Your Seder

I am a huge fan of theme parties and themed meals. Just this past Friday I hosted a Breakfast for ...

Fasting for Two: Who Makes the Call?

This Thursday (March 13) many Jews will fast from sunrise to sunset in commemoration of Esther’s fast before she approached ...

Savory Hamantaschen

Potato and spinach hamantaschen!? Yes, they exist, and they're delicious.

Your Guide to Reading the Hebrew Bible

Learn the many chapters that make up the Tanach and find out where you can find more information about each.

Singing Her Way South: A “California Hippie” Comes to Mississippi

The summer before my Bat Mitzvah, I was sitting with my family at our home in Oakland, California. I remember ...

Not Quite Fifty Years Behind America

Ten years ago on Simchat Torah, three American friends and I walked from synagogue to synagogue in our North West London neighborhood, looking ...

Can Halloween Be Made Jewish?

Transforming the October holiday into a Jewish celebration.

Why Hanukkah Became Such a Big Deal

Though it is ostensibly about the purification of the Temple, Hanukkah really marks the political achievement of the Hasmoneans.

Keshet named one of the top American Jewish organizations

Today we were named one of the top American Jewish Organizations by Slingshot. We’re especially grateful to be honored as one ...

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