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Jewish Adoption in America

Ancient laws and modernity are brought together with the embrace of adoption in the Jewish community.

Kol Nidrei: The Power of Words

Why does the holiest day of the Jewish year begin with a dry legal formula renouncing vows?

Indonesian Culinary and Cultural Inspiration for Rosh Hashana

A childhood in Java inspires home cook to feed Jewish community in Singapore

Passover Songs

From a lowly goat to the rebuilt Holy Temple, the songs in the Haggadah survey all of Jewish life and hope.

Pumpkin Bourekas Recipe

Bourekas de kalavasa or "pumpkin turnovers" are the perfect Sephardic dish for fall.

Will the Real Esther Please Stand Up?

The heroine of the Purim story is portrayed in contradictory ways in the biblical book that bears her name.

Nedarim 89

All the single ladies.

Why Are The Bathroom Breaks of Presidential Candidates Newsworthy?

I’ll be honest. I am both fascinated and horrified by many of the daily updates in these still early stages ...

Look Up!

Walking up a steep hill, on the way back to my room from the art building at Camp Ramah Darom, ...

Yom Kippur: All-Souls Day

Do people change? As human beings, are we not the sum of our unique genetic make-up and the equally unique ...

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