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Who Knows Four?

What number comes to mind when you think about a Passover seder? Probably four. Four cups of wine. Four questions. Four sons. Especially those ...

A Jewish Obsession With Counting

Maybe you can relate. For the last few months I’ve attached a small device that counts my every step. At ...

Reflecting on Freedom: Passover & the Supreme Court

This past summer I had the opportunity to be a part of the Religious Action Center’s (RAC) college internship program, Machon ...

Meandering Towards Revelation

As I strolled through the greenhouses at Longwood Gardens the other day, brilliant blossoms of yellow and white and blue ...

Seder Variations – A Passover Tradition!

I love Passover.I love spending time with my family, I love the food, and I love that we have a ...

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 ...

Moving “From Shame to Praise” – Trevor Noah, Monica Lewinsky and Us

Like most New York Jews, I love “The Daily Show,” and so I was very sad to hear that Jon ...

Passover is Best When ALL of Our Peeps are Included

  Passover is best when ALL of our peeps are included. Looking for LGBTQ inclusive Passover resources? We’ve got you ...

An Open Letter to Tom and Transgender Teens Everywhere

Last week the story of Tom Chai Sosnik, a teenager that came out as transgender at Tehiyah Day School, his ...

A Very Pregnant Passover

April 2015 has been on my mind for a while. Since last September, to be exact, when I began counting ...

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