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The Mystery of the Yizkor Service
The mass exodus before the memorial service reflects a common attitude regarding death, part advice and part superstition.
What Gift Do You Give at a Jewish Wedding?
My Jewish Learning's official wedding gift guide.
Beliefs & Practices, Live, Study
The Personal is Communal
Events in the "calendar" of the lifecycle are private, yet connect us to the "unseen presences" of missing family members and our entire people throughout history.
The Fascinating Evolution of Mexican Jewish Cuisine
A joyful, dynamic and delicious blend of flavors, ingredients and techniques.
Beliefs & Practices, Celebrate, Live, Study, Sukkot, Women & Feminism
“Please Do Not Pass Me the Torah.”
If it means that you will never allow a women on the board, please do not pass me the Torah ...
Beliefs & Practices, Denominations, Gender & Sexuality, JOFA's Torch, Live, Weddings & Marriage
When it Comes to Jewish Sexual Laws, It’s 3 Jews, 0 Opinions
Laws of family purity and sex should be private, but can they be too private?Some of this post contains adult ...
Appetizers, Eat, Jewish Recipes
The Beloved Potato Salad from My Russian Jewish Childhood
A delicious tradition that lives on.
Celebrate, Rabbis Without Borders, Sukkot
Can We Be Commanded to Be Happy?
Tonight begins the 8-day festival of Sukkot (7 days in Israel and in the American Reform movement). One of the ...
The Jews Behind Brooklyn’s Most Ugly-Delicious Fruit
The Spitz Family carved out a niche that, for years, was theirs alone: Small batches of the best quality fruit.