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Ushpizin: Welcoming Guests

A ritual inviting symbolic guests into the Sukkah

Misgivings and Misconceptions

Though most rabbinic authorities allow organ transplants, the Jewish community has a poor track record when it comes to donations.

Cholent: The Sabbath Stew

Prepared Friday and slow-cooked overnight, cholent is the traditional Sabbath-day dish.

How the Bagel Became the Most Famous Jewish Food

Bread with a hole, first boiled, then baked.

The Knish

Small Russian pies, made with a variety of fillings.

Mediterranean Food

The Jews of Turkey and Greece ate foods inspired by Ottoman cuisine.

Reading The Story of Creation on Simchat Torah

The second Torah reading for Simchat Torah

Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12: The Death of Moses

The first Torah reading for Simchat Torah

Torah and Diaspora

A Simchat Torah covenant for Jewish survival

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