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Hezekiah’s Passover

The festival served as a repudiation of idolatry.

Vegetarian on Passover

If you’re a Jewish vegetarian, Passover can be a really trying time, health-wise. All of a sudden, you’ve got a ...

Shekalim 17

Disaster cannot be averted.

Shabbat 116

The mysterious house of Abidan.

Standing Up For Our Principles, Not Demagoguery

Last week I had a nasty bout of stomach flu. One of those batten down the hatches, no food for ...

YOU Can Bring Peace in the Middle East!

Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 15th is a fast day in Jewish tradition. It is called the 17th of Tammuz, named after ...

Dressing Up As Vashti

Little girls don’t usually dress up as Vashti for Purim. Esther is the heroine, after all, and those poofy princess ...

Is It Okay To Brush Off Anti-Semitic Incidents?

This past week, four synagogues in my hometown of Montreal (actually, they are even in my neighborhood) were attacked in ...

My Interracial Marriage Isn’t That Exotic

Those of you who follow my comedy know that my wife is a Black woman who converted to Judaism. What ...

Joseph: Liberation of a Soul

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...

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