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My Father’s Paradise–Interview With Ariel Sabar
I have an admitted bias towards anything related to Aramaic. My dad studies modern Aramaic, and one of my best ...
Why I Joined Our Hevra Kaddisha
How one woman, in the middle of her own year of mourning, joined this "holy society" of those who prepare the dead for burial--and what it has meant to her.
Beliefs & Practices, Conversion, JOFA's Torch, Live
Total Immersion: How I Found New Meaning in an Ancient Ritual
Ten of us walked to the creek, each one carrying her own trepidation, confusion, and curiosity. We represented different approaches ...
“I’ll Have What She’s Having” Explores the American Jewish Deli (And Leaves You Hungry)
The traveling exhibit will be coming to New York, Texas and Illinois over the coming year.
We Asked 5 Jewish Chefs What They Serve for Rosh Hashanah
From kreplach to tayglach, these chefs keep it traditional and delicious.
Fixed Prayer and Spontaneity
Reconciling the experience of repeatedly praying from an established text with the need for prayer to come from the heart.
Lift Up the Voices of the Unheard
“Lift up voices and let freedom from oppression ring! Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado! Let freedom ...
On Tragedy, Family and Food
I am not the kind of person who likes to keep their head in the sand; in fact quite the ...
Celebrate, Shabbat, Women & Feminism
How To Read Eshet Hayil
Explaining this ancient song about a 'woman of valor'