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A Social Action Month: Heshvan

Imagine doing good the other 11 months.

The Cry of the Mother Whose Son We Have Killed in Battle

The rabbis of the Talmud have taught that the shofar must be blown with a particular intention: to sound like ...

The Ritual of Rituals

Even small habits can have big meaning

Baseless Love

How Tu B’Av, the “Jewish Valentine’s Day,” can prepare us for Yom Kippur.

Jews in Persian Music

For hundreds of years, most Persian musicians were Jews.

The Religious Status of Yom Ha’atzmaut

Within Israel and in the greater Jewish world there are differing views as to whether there is a religious nature to Israel's Independence Day.

Summer on My Mind

Lauri Exley lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, four-year-old daughter and 18-month-old son.It’s February! For some, that means goodbye ...

Should Hanukkah Be The Jewish Christmas?

As the calendar flips to December, nightfall comes ever earlier, and many of us don our winter coats for the ...

Of Challah-ween, Havdalah-ween and Yaakov Lanterns

If you’re reading this post during October, it’ll soon be Halloween – that great Jewish holiday.Yes, you read that right. ...

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