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Conservation and Experimentation

If ritual is to create a shared language across the generations, we must ensure the Judaism we practice is recognizable both to our ancestors and descendants.

Lighting Shabbat Candles

Everything you need to know about kindling the Sabbath lights.

Cookie Season

‘Tis the season of….cookies! Jewish or not, I love a time of year that embraces cookie baking, cookie decorating and ...

Latke-Crusted Chicken Breasts

A few years ago my dear friend and fellow food-enthusiast Rachel traveled to the Czech Republic to explore her father’s ...

Interfaith Families

With intermarriage an acknowledged part of the American landscape, the only remaining debate is how to respond to interfaith unions.

Jewish Ritual Objects: A Guide

From challah covers to yahrzeit candles, what they are used for, how they look and where you can find them.

Experiencing How the Other Experiences Us

The two biggest difficulties have been recruiting Palestinian participants and finding an appropriate place to meet...

Miketz

Genesis 41:1-44:17

Jewish Food Tourney: # 8 Brisket vs #9 Sufganiyot

We had our first upset yesterday. #10 Gefilte Fish beat #7 Hamentashen. I was so excited I had trouble falling ...

Leil Purim: A Kurdish Jewish Women’s Holiday

Imitating Queen Esther, Kurdish Jewish women used to bathe in the river on Purim night.

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