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Wise Fridays: The First Time I Could Pray

I will never forget the first time I was able to daven after my daughter’s birth. When I was able ...

The Smell of Non-Kosher Food

I spoke to Stephanie, who was coming out of the very tasty (and very not kosher) Tartine Bakery, on 18th ...

How Jews Pray

How Jews Pray, the third in our “How Jews…” series, checks out what Jews are talking about — from an ...

Supper Clubs versus Shabbat Dinners: Shabbat Dinners FTW!

Recently I started reading a lot about supper clubs, or underground dinner parties, and how they’re sweeping the nation. Here’s ...

Pride Month is Coming: Tremble and Make a Jihad

Pride Month (June) is almost upon us and preparation for big events are already underway within the Jewish community. Get ...

Create Your Own Shavuot

The best Shavuot I ever had, I made myself. I invited a bunch of friends, cooked a bunch of food, ...

Hasids and the Amish: Match Made in Heaven

Somehow I missed this a few weeks ago when it was fresh news, but apparently there was a group of ...

Isolation vs. Assimilation When It Comes to Religious Marketing

There’s a fascinating post over at Church Marketing Sucks about why it’s offensive and unethical for religious institutions to rip ...

Religious People are Nicer

A study by Harvard professor Robert Putnam has found that religious people are better citizens, better neighbors and generally just ...

Wise Fridays: Faith Without Works

Our Father rejects those who do good, trusting in their own righteousness to save them, looking to their own works ...

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