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Beliefs & Practices, Celebrate, Israel, Jewish History, Live, Mixed Multitudes, Study
Why? Why? Why? Why Not?
Why did Nixon refuse to compel Israel to join the nuclear non-proliferation regime? (Ha’aretz)Why are the “days between the times“–so ...
Celebrate, Eat, Jewish Recipes, Rosh Hashanah
Pomegranate Truffles
Pomegranate truffles are a popular dessert in my Rosh Hashanah table. Persians are addicted to pomegranates; they even use pomegranates ...
Pomegranate Brisket with Cranberry Succotash
Slowly smoked until it nearly falls apart and then smothered in a sweet and tangy sauce.
Guided Meditation for the High Holidays
Focusing on the year that's ending.
Casting Off
Stuart Nadler‘s first book, The Book of Life, is now available. He will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book Council ...
Celebrate, Israel, Jewish Thought, Mourn, Rabbis Without Borders, Rosh Hashanah, Study
Look Both Ways Before Crossing!
As we cross from 5774 to 5775, the Akeida (the Binding of Isaac, which is traditionally read on Rosh Hashanah) ...
Celebrate, Southern & Jewish, Sukkot
What Makes This Lulav So Southern?
In elementary school, the Jewish holidays were never an issue — I went to a Jewish day school, so school ...
Special Guest at the Chabad Telethon
Apple and Honey may be the traditional sign that the new year is here, but as of late, you can ...
Jewish Languages, Ladino, Sephardic Jews
Who Are Sephardic Jews?
After their expulsion from Spain in 1492, Sephardic Jews mostly settled in Amsterdam, North Africa and the Middle East.
Remembering Hebrew School in Iranian Prison
I struggled to remember ever scrap of Judaism that I could. My family is secular. My mother feels uncomfortable in ...