A New Twist to Sim Shalom
Check out our newest video! ...some of our 6th and 7th graders singing Sim Shalom in Mr. Shapiro's mini-course class.
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Kids & Parenting
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Eating Heirloom Tomato Salad for A Cause
I wait all year for tomato season, telling myself patience is a virtue. A few weeks back I had an heirloom tomato salad at The Fireplace that assured...
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Food
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What's Jewish about Gay Pride?
Last Shabbat, I was invited by Rav Claudia Kreiman to give the drash (sermon) at Temple Beth Zion in Brookline for the GLBTQ Pride Shabbat....
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Social Activism
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Eser - Bonding Over our Interest to Socialize and Learn
On April 23rd the Eser young adult series wrapped up to rave reviews. We’re looking forward to running the program again next winter/spring with a...
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20s & 30s
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Boston's Early Jews: Poles, Germans, and our First Two Synagogues
Editor's Note:May is Jewish American Heritage Month. This excerpt from an article by Jonathan Sarna in The Jews of Boston offers some of the story...
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Community News
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Four Questions with Jeanne Traxler, founder of the Peanut Butter & Jelly Dance Company
For more than 30 years, the Peanut Butter and Jelly Dance Company has been bringing dance to children across the state. Jeanne Traxler has been...
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Arts & Culture
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The Israel Experience: Nesiya
“Hi I’m Jake, I am a Reform Jew. I’m from Brookline, which is right outside of Boston and I have never been to Israel before.” ...
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Kids & Parenting
Who are the women who light up your life?
In November, JWA set up a community art project to honor the women who light up our lives at the Brookline First Lights Festival. Footage...
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