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11 Best Jewish Bakeries in the US

Where to find the best challah, babka and rye from coast to coast.

A History of Purim

How this festival became a time for merriment and satire.

Parashat Vayeshev: Finding Light, Making Change

This Torah portion tells the story of Tamar, a woman who saw the possibility of new life where others saw only death.

Deciding How We Fit into Jewish Day School

Earlier this week, the AVI CHAI Foundation together with the Steinhardt Foundation posed a question to the Jewish community: What ...

Mississippi: Jewish in Plenty of Ways That Matter

I recently came across this list of the “most and least Jewish states.” The list is derived from a study by ...

Why “The Purim Superhero” is the Book I’ve Been Waiting For

I’ve always believed quite firmly that what is on our kids’ bookshelves, and what we, parents and children together, share ...

My Southern Jewish Son, the US Army Sergeant/Black Hawk Helicopter Crew Chief

When we brought our baby son home from the hospital nearly 27 years ago, we imagined many things for his ...

A Magical Mother, Golems, and Surprising History

My mother always told us she could do magic. And though my sisters and I were modern children of the ...

A Jewish Magician at the Egyptian Theatre

When you do anything creative – from writing stories to hooking rugs – people are likely to ask you where ...

Yes, I’m Celebrating a New Jewish Holiday Today

Let’s make a new Jewish holiday.Wait…what?Let’s make a new Jewish holiday. When I opened a recent daily e-mail from The ...

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