Coming to a Farmer’s Market Near You: Papernick the Book Peddler
Stroll into the Waltham Farmer’s Market on a given weekend and you’ll believe in books again—honest-to-goodness books that you can hold in your hands and...
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Book Review: Queering the Text
Whether you identify as LGBT or not, if you live in this century you're aware of LGBT issues. From pride parades to gay marriage, queer...
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Rosh Hashanah Recipe Roundup
With Rosh Hashanah less than a week away, many of us are now officially into preparation mode. For some that may mean taking their best...
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Rapping About Rosh Hashanah
Wednesday morning, my day started with a visit from one of my colleagues, Nancy. She mentioned that every year, there seems to be a new...
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Book Review: Broken Birds
We all have crazy families. We don’t all have to write 400 page books about them. In Broken Birds: the Story of my Momila, Jeannette...
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This Shabbat: Read Comics in Public
Tomorrow, August 28, is the first ever International Read Comics in Public Day. Since the American comicbook industry was largely built by Jewish immigrants, the...
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Marinated Brisket & Root Vegetables w/Cherry Balsalmic Vinaigrette: Rosh Hashanah Recipes from The Butcherie
Here are recipes for a favorite holiday meal of ours. Stop by The Butcherie to pick up your ingredients and everything else you need for...
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From Brookline to the Big Time: Eli "Paperboy" Reed Makes Major Label Debut
A number of years ago, I received an excited phone call from a friend. "You've got to hear this guy I just met," she enthused....
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Rosh Hashana Recipe: Stuffed Acorn Squash
Acorn squash with apple/raisin/cinnamon filling, just in time for Rosh Hashana and Sukkot! Ingredients 1 whole acorn squash4-5 medium apples1/2 cup of raisins1 1/2 tsp...
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At A Theater Near You: "100 Voices: A Journey Home"
Catch a special screening of this new documentary about the largest group of cantors ever to return to Poland since World War II, as...
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