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We all know the “Four Questions” of Passover. But did you know there is a “Fifth” question? Here it comes – What do you remember most from your earliest Passover seders? I asked a few members of my family and more »
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THE JEWISH WEDDING BOX We all know that the wedding ring is the material symbol of a legal Jewish wedding. It is a critical part of the wedding vow. We may never fully understand the level of abject poverty under more »
“At first blush, most of us are probably inclined to liken religious ritual to an heirloom, something handed down to us from our parents and grandparents. We’re enjoined, sometimes explicitly and sometimes more tacitly, to take care of rituals, to ensure more »
What do I remember most from my grandmother’s house? Simple answer: smells and things. The smells were from rendering chicken fat and potato knishes, matzoh balls and apple strudel (with dough so thin you could see through it.) The material more »