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I’ve never, I have to admit, been a  big fan of mikvah. Nearly every month for many years now,  I ...

Judaism, a religion that focuses primarily on life, rather than the afterlife, provides a meticulous set of standards regarding the ...

Three weeks had passed since they had put my daughter’s hand in a cast. A small misstep while working with ...

It is very hard after the seder to get excited about the last days of Passover. Seven/eight days of eating ...

The eldest son was chosen by his father to recite the Kaddish in his memory.Standing at the gravesite where his ...

There is no conformity for liberal Jewish women in the synagogue when it comes to wearing a head covering. Look ...

Last Monday evening a light rain fell on the Capitol City where I live on 16th Street, a mile up ...