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How to Light Shabbat Candles
What you need to know about this ritual welcoming the Sabbath.
Your Guide to Jewish Holidays
The three categories of Jewish holidays, celebrations and commemorations.
Beliefs & Practices, Blessings for Food, Eat, FAQ, Pray, Shabbat
What is Birkat Hamazon, or Benching?
All about the grace after meals.
The 14 Key Steps of a Passover Seder
The word "seder" means order and it refers to these building blocks of the ritual.
The Jewish History of Cream of Wheat
Exploring the delicious past, present and future of farina.
Making Wine Latkes with Grandma
Yes, "wine latkes" - and no, I cannot share the recipe
Beliefs & Practices, Clothing & Appearance, Study
Inner Beauty, Outward Beauty, and Health
Judaism recognizes the primacy of an inner beauty, but we are nonetheless called upon to care for our bodies and not discouraged from tending to our appearance.
Why Parents Are the Only Loved Ones Traditionally Mourned a Full Year
Rites for mothers and fathers are more demanding than those for other relatives, even siblings, spouses and children.
Ask the Expert: Post-Mortem Bris
Do we circumcise a baby who died before he was eight days old?
Celebrate, JOFA's Torch, Live, Women & Feminism
It’s Not Just for Feminists Anymore
It’s not easy being a feminist.We are the butts of jokes, the objects of stereotypes, and the recipients of sometimes ...