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Leviticus 22:26-23:44: Divinely Ordained Festivals
The Torah reading for the first two days of Sukkot
Jewish Culture, Jewish History, Jewish Music, Jewish&, Live, Study, Yiddish
For Afro-Yiddish Performer, the Past is not Past
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past…”When William Faulkner wrote these words in Requiem for a Nun, I’m pretty certain he ...
Hillel House, University of Chicago
In her last post, Abby Sher, author of Amen, Amen, Amen: Memoir of a Girl Who Couldn’t Stop Praying (Among ...
Antisemitism & Bigotry, Celebrate, Hanukkah, Mixed Multitudes
LivingSocial’s Antisemitic Halloween Party
Soo looks like I will never again be perusing LivingSocial for a teeth-whitening deal ever again. The popular flash-sale website ...
Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah, Uncategorized
How A Communal Celebration (Shemini Atzeret) Reminds Us of the Dangers of Loneliness
While we may connect loneliness to situations of illness or grief, loneliness can be found among any number of life situations
Mindful or MindFULL These Holidays?
My mind is full, but I am not mindful.
Bible, Jewish Texts, Keeping Kosher, Study
The Kosher Turkey Debate
Dealing with disagreements in interpretation of the law.
Celebrate, Passover, Rabbis Without Borders
Springtime as Freedom-Time
Is it mere coincidence that the Jewish festival of Passover, beginning this Friday eve, April 6th, falls in the early ...