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Rock of Ages (Maoz Tzur)

The timeless song of the Maccabees' fight for freedom.

Reimagining A Holocaust Classic

Music and Judaism go hand in hand. Every Shabbat service, lifecycle event, Jewish holiday or Israeli holiday has a specific song ...

What Do the Letters On the Dreidel Stand For?

The four-sided top has slightly different markings depending on where in the world it was made.

Poll: Latke Toppings

I don’t know about any of you, but Hanukkah has really crept up on me. Maybe I just expected it ...

Hanukkah Quiz

Test your knowledge about the Festival of Lights.

The Rabbis’ Shabbat Part I: Prohibitions

The rabbis of antiquity used prohibitions to shape a Shabbat experience in which creative activity is set aside to make time for matters of the spirit. First of two parts.

Tobacco

Jewish authorities have much to say about using, and abusing, this substance.

Best of the Week

I’m through two days of Hanukkah and have yet to eat a latke or a jelly doughnut. Trying to stay ...

Unique Sufganiyot

Last week at work (well my other work), I had my first sufganiya, or traditional Hanukkah jelly doughnut, of the ...

Scribes in a Circumscribed World: From Esther to Me

Purim is the one day of the year I feel empowered in my community. The rest of the year, services ...

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