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Why Stay Up All Night Studying Torah?

Tonight, Jews across the world will pull an all-nighter. Some will sit in synagogue all night long; others will “shul-crawl,†...

Free Love and Communal Shabbat Dinners

When I lived in San Francisco, I didn’t have much going on in the way of hospitality — mainly because ...

Yom Yerushalayim: Break Out the Kugel.

Tomorrow is Yom Yerushalayim, or Jerusalem Day. This year I didn’t do much for Yom Haatzmaut, but I can’t let ...

Create Your Own Shavuot

The best Shavuot I ever had, I made myself. I invited a bunch of friends, cooked a bunch of food, ...

My First Lag Ba’Omer

I’ll be frank. For all my years at Jewish Day School, participating in USY, going to Camp Ramah, etc., I ...

Yes, It’s Still Lag Ba’Omer

Last night: the campfire was every bit as awesome as we wanted it to be, except the kids were asleep. ...

Shabbat Dinner Exploits: The Good, The Bad, and the Commonwealth

Months ago I had an idea for a themed Shabbat dinner: I would invite all of my friends from Commonwealth ...

The National Day of Prayer Mystery

Two years ago I wrote for Jewcy about how offended I was by the National Day of Prayer which could ...

Yom HaZikaron

I would not redo high school for a billion dollars. I’m pretty sure the damage done by my four years ...

We Remember

When one speaks about Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day, almost always the first thing mentioned is the the two-minute siren ...

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