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As Different as Sour Cream and Applesauce, and Yet…
It is the season of latkes, which means you will hear many arguments over which condiment is the best to ...
What’s Your Number?
I’ve been thinking about numbers lately. Not in a Jewish, gematria-type way, but in a way that kinda makes me wish I ...
From Utica, NY to Utica, MS: How A Rabbi Spent His Summer Vacation
Today’s guest post comes from Rabbi Hank Bamberger of Utica, New York, who spent some time traveling in the South ...
It’s a Trans-denominational, Multi-congregational, Inter-generational Havdalah Service
By Education Fellow Amanda WinerThe title of this post sounds like a Broadway song, doesn’t it?It actually describes a recent ...
Seminole’s Henry Katz Shares Stories with Style
Since the 1940s, the Jews of Seminole, Ada, Nowata, and Shawnee, Oklahoma, have met at the Seminole Hebrew Center for ...
Yiddish Chickens, Screaming Latkes, and a Pig Who Wants to Be Kosher
What do Yiddish-speaking chickens, screaming latkes, and a pig who really, really wants to be kosher have in common?They’re all ...
From the Collection: “What My Lady Should Not Wear”
There are moments as an archivist when something unusual (like a fur muff or a military notebook) sticks out from ...
Rabbis on the Road
Rabbis and cantors from Central Synagogue in New York are about to hit the Southern road. Again.It’s all part of ...
Reengage! The Legacy of the Crown Heights Riots & Civil Rights
This week marks the 21st anniversary of the Crown Heights Riots. When these riots took place in 1991, I was ...