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This ceremony uses elements of Jewish and other traditions to share a sense of possibility and openness with a newly menstruant girl.

Teff Matzah: A Passover Experiment

A kosher-for-Passover alternative to injera...that we don't recommend.

The Season of Our Newborn Joy

At the end of the Day of Atonement we petition: “Breathe into me of Your spirit, and I will live ...

Things You Can’t Do on Yom Kippur

On Yom Kippur, many activities are prohibited to preserve the sanctity of the day.

Nine Words That You Didn’t Know Come From Aramaic

You might be surprised to discover that you speak a few words of Aramaic and you didn't know it.

This New Jewish Cookbook Has All the Comfort & Nostalgia You’re Craving

An anything-but-traditional cookbook for Jewish food lovers.

Blessing the Shabbat Lights – A “Modern” Jewish Ritual

The quintessential image of home, holiness, and Jewish motherhood is that of a woman blessing the Shabbat candles, performing a ...

No really, what is a Jew?

Imagine if right before your bar mitzvah you were told that — despite the invitations in the mail — you ...

Words of Torah, for Marriage Equality: Rabbi Harold Kravitz

Marriage equality is on the ballot in four states this November – Maryland, Washington, Minnesota, and Maine – and this ...

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