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Shavuot & Social Justice

As we are approach the end of the Counting of the Omer, the 49-day period between Passover and Shavuot, I’m ...

Passover Isn’t What it Used to Be – And Why That’s a Good Thing!

One of the most oft-repeated themes of the Torah is that we must remember that we were slaves and strangers ...

Jewish Word Play

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Best of the Week

Yeah!!! The week is over! Party at my apartment! DJ Pauly D will be spinning house tunes all night long!(I ...

The Orange and the Brides

The brides were sequestered in a tiny room at the banquet hall less than an hour before their wedding, fixing ...

Project FEED: Focus, Engage, Educate, & Deliver

Each year NYU’s Bronfman Center plans Shabbat for 2,000, an event which strives to engage 2,000 community members in a ...

Does Your Seder Plate Tell a Story?

Amy Reichert, Judaica Designer, wants us to use our menorahs, our kiddush cups, our seder plates for more than simple ...

Bukharian Passover Traditions and Recipes

We wear colorful kaftans, dip our matzah in a special soup, and "whip" each other to remember the pain of the Israelite slaves.

ProcrastiNation

Why do we eat Matzah on Passover? As we read in the Haggadah:Because the dough of our fathers did not have ...

Hametz Party

During Passover, there’s a custom to not even mention the word “bread.” This might just be a Hasidic custom, one ...

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