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Cooling Off: A Look Back
Only a few days ago I finished saying Kaddish, and today was the day my mother would have turned 56. ...
Chatting with The Hester, Orthodox Speakeasy Mama
Have you heard about The Hester? Operating out of the Ditmas Park, Brooklyn home of Itta Werdiger Roth and her husband, ...
Reading the Megillah
The Scroll of Esther, which tells the Purim story, is chanted in synagogue twice on Purim.
5 Jewish Recipes to Savor Before Summer is Over
Hard to believe, but summer is almost over. Almost. Just a few more days to savor some time at the ...
The Lower East Side: Then & Now
More or LES.
Summer Reading Recommendation: Esther Goes to Madison, WI
Last month I was picking through a pile of books and came across Good for the Jews, by Debra Spark, ...
Can Any NYC Rugelach Stand Up to My Grandma’s?
A personal tasting expedition of NYC's finest rugelach.
What Counts as a Jewish Text?
Some case studies to help us decide.
Jewish History, Members of the Scribe, Study
Remembering the Camondos
Now that I live part-time in Paris, I explore the city’s complex and sometimes disturbing relationship to toward its Jewish ...