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A Red, Hot, Yiddishe Mama
Brassy, bountiful, and blessed with talent, Sophie Tucker dreamed of a life "beyond the cook stove and the kitchen sink." Mary Callanan's portrayal of...
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The Debrief: Vashti’s Voice
This is a Purim midrash in the form of an advice letter. A midrash is an interpretation of an ancient Jewish text, often in the...
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Book review: Until the Dawn's Light by Aharon Appelfeld
Aharon Appelfeld isn’t an author to be taken lightly. He’s made a prolific career out of writing about European Jewry pre-, during, and post-Holocaust, and...
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Four Questions with Ariella Darvish, Model
When she's not hitting the books at Boston University, undergrad Ariella Darvish is on modeling gigs and can be found strolling through waterfalls and riding...
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Shabbat How-To: Make a Festive Shabbat Table
There is nothing quite like the Shabbat table, that gleaming oasis of ivory, white, and silver. I hardly mind eating the rest of my meals...
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Food
Conversion Class & Judaism 101 with Rabbi Ben Lanckton!
The Boston Synagogue will begain a new weekly class series: a combination of Conversion and Judaism 101 workshop, beginning Tuesday, November 2nd. This 28-week series...
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Complaints and Compliments
Have you ever noticed how much people like to complain? Many people seem to be hard-wired to be critical, to evaluate, and to complain. Jews...
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Why Do Jews Love Chinese Food On Christmas (You'll Probably Want an Eggroll After This)
For the purposes of this blog post, I Googled “Jews and Chinese food." These are the top results: An article about a fancy Chinese restaurant...
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Judaism 101: Shavuot and the gift of the Torah
Whenever I've thought about the story of Moses and Mount Sinai and the Ten Commandments - the concept that Shavuot celebrates - the image that...
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Sukkot Kids' Activities
Sukkot, which begins tonight at sundown, refers to the Jewish festival of giving thanks for the fall harvest, as well as the commemoration of the...
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