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A Self-Hating Jew: The High Holidays Bring it Out in Me

When the High Holidays roll around, I invariably catch myself falling into a deep chasm of self-loathing. It’s a time ...

Rosh Hashana in Antarctica

A couple of days ago, we received this email: I am a Jew working in Antarctica as part of the ...

Digging Your Own Graveyard Book

When you’re an observant Jew and you have more than a passing interest in the non-observant world, it can cause ...

Valuing Debate and Conversation

Jewish tradition, informed by the precedent of the Talmud, prefers to promote discussion rather than correctness.

Poetry Contest — Get It in Now!

How are you feeling about the New Year? Excited? Trepidatious? Nervous? Whatever’s going around in your head, you should get ...

Oh, Honey Honey!

Taste-testing apples and honey. Apples and honey are the quintessential Rosh Hashanah snack. We eat them and hope that we ...

Tfina Pkaila Is the Ultimate Tunisian Jewish Comfort Food

A slow-cooked, spinach-based stew that's packed full of flavor.

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) ...

Dream Big

Happy New Year Everyone! I have spent a good part of the weekend reading Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs. ...

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