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Counting the Omer is a pretty random mitzvah for those of us who wouldn’t otherwise count down the days to ...

Once again, SPOILER ALERT: If you have not seen this week’s episode of Lost, “Whatever Happened, Happened,” and are planning ...

A while back I wrote about sacred spaces like Churches and synagogues being turned into homes, and how I thought ...

This past week, the Israeli Cabinet, headed by Bibi Netanyahu as Prime Minister, was finalized. A lot of media attention ...

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

“‘Do not despise an Egyptian’…even though they threw your baby sons into the Nile. Why? Because they provided hospitality to ...

My dad’s name is Herb. Well Herbert to be accurate. But you can call him Herb.These leads to the same ...

Here at MJL we were working hard all morning until we were just interrupted by some loud Jewish music and ...

The one thing I’m never last-minute about is having a haggadah. With countless different versions available — last year, when ...

…But I was a star for one whole minute!If you meet me (or any of the rest of the MyJewishLearning ...

For a long time, Jews were concerned about rituals that might have seemed too pagan. The idea of focusing on ...

Writing about Russians is a difficult business. The world of Russian literary fiction has a distinguished heritage that exists almost ...

Parents love to brag about their kids. By the way, did you hear from my parents that I work for ...

In this case, “He” is actually Hebrew for “She.” But by the time you understand what I’m talking about, the ...

I get really good gifts while sitting shiva. Last time I got jewelry, and a bunch of books, and this ...