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Passover, Shabbat and Rat Poison – Poisoning Ourselves With the Poison Used Against Us

This year the first day of Passover fell on Shabbat. Can we find a deeper connection between Shabbat and Passover?Perhaps we ...

The Surprising Jewish History of Mushroom Barley Soup

Ask anyone to name a classic Ashkenazi soup and, odds are, they will say chicken soup (with or without matzah ...

Teach, Don’t Preach

Last week, in my role as a teacher of Judaism, I had four magnificent teaching experiences. The kind that leave ...

Megillah 17

Ordering the Amidah.

Pesachim 73

More sacrificial mistakes.

Grappling With the Mysteries of Creation

It happens every year like clockwork.I enter the kindergarten where the children are waiting in anticipation. Before I have a ...

We Have Met the Enemy

On September 10, 1813, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led the U.S. Navy to victory in the pivotal Battle of Lake Erie, which ...

The First Jewish Environmentalist

Abram models interpersonal and environmental harmony.

Nazir 8

Mustard musings.

Truth and Lies in the Jewish Tradition

Jewish moralist literature sets a high standard of truthtelling, but one not without exceptions.

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