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Why Must This Passover Seder Be Like All Others?
Passover 5780 is going to be one we all remember for a long time. The world is reeling from the ...
Dragon Tefillin: High Holidays Poetry Contest, #3
This year’s High Holiday Poetry Contest–sponsored by MJL and Shemspeed–was a bit of a whopper, as my Australian family would ...
Yom Kippur and Rebuilding
If this were a normal year, I would be preparing for one of the most powerful moments of prayer in ...
Celebrate, Rabbis Without Borders, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur
Leave Your Seatbacks in their Full, Upright Position
A minor cultural kerfuffle flared up recently about airline seats and the question of whether to recline or not.On a ...
Celebrate, Eat, Members of the Scribe, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Yiddish
Sweet and Sour
In my grandparents’ homes, as in the shtetlach from whence they came, the food was sweet and sour – just ...
Celebrate, Eat, Israel, Jewish Recipes, Rosh Hashanah, Study
A New Sesame on the Block
Sesame seems to be enjoying a moment in the spotlight recently and I couldn’t be happier. Halva was always a staple ...
Religion and Having Children
My grandfather was a Kohen , which I’ve learned (thanks to Google) means he was a Jewish priest, a descendant ...