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I’ve always loved bonsai – which, according to Wikipedia, is defined as “the Japanese art of growing and shaping miniature trees in containers.” When I lived in Brooklyn, New …
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DEVORAH PHILLIPS
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1/17/24
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(Kveller via JTA) – I know something about most Jewish holidays. I can tell you that Hanukkah is about miracles, Passover is about slavery and freedom, and Shavuot is about cheesecake. (I have …
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CARLA NAUMBURG
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9/25/17
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After a menorah car parade through Rhode Island on Dec. 13, Rabbi Aryeh Laufer lights the menorah set up outside the Rhode Island State House.
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12/16/20
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The long-awaited PHDS Hanukkah performance, on Dec. 19 was a fantastic way to spend the last night of Hanukkah! The students showcased their talents in music and drama under the direction of teachers …
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1/4/18
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LINCOLN – Purim is a deliciously sweet Jewish holiday, but its trademark cookie is a monster – and not only because it’s named for Haman, the unspeakable villain in the Purim story.
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CYNTHIA BENJAMIN
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3/12/19
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(Kveller via JTA) – There seems to be a widespread misconception in the Orthodox world that the upcoming holiday of Simchat Torah is a “men’s holiday.”
I can …
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SARAH RUDOLPH
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9/25/17
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(Kveller via JTA) – Here’s the short version of this article.
If you leave your kids home on the High Holy Days so you can have grownup praying time, bring your kids on …
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REBECCA ROSENTHAL
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9/20/18
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In junior high, I made friends with Diane Zucker, whose family belonged to the same synagogue for years and years. She would often talk about going to services and about the people who surrounded her …
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MAY-RONNY ZEIDMAN
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9/25/17
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Everyone loves eating latkes. Some people don’t even mind frying the latkes. Almost everyone loathes that post-frying, oil-laden smell that permeates the house …
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Shannon Sarna
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12/18/20
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Here we stand, mourning 200,000 lives lost to COVID, surrounded by the divisiveness of an ugly election year, fully feeling the weight of pandemic life that continues to weigh us down.
Now, …
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d'Var Torah
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10/2/20
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