holidays
Communiqué from Santa’s secret location (at a post office near you)
December 20, 2017I reach down for the pair of dusty black boots. I smile as I see the faux fur trimming and the nicks and knocks in the leather from three decades of use.
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What is Hanukkah really all about?
December 12, 2017There’s no mystery in understanding why Jews, and perhaps most peoples, celebrate a holiday of light at the time of the winter solstice.
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This week: Jewish New Year 5777 and its challenges
October 4, 2016The new year gives Jews and non-Jews alike much occasion for examination.
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This week in history: “Towards the future” honors Bastille Day
July 11, 2016July 14th is Bastille Day, the holiday commemorating the fall of the Bastille prison at the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789.
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Passover begins Friday night: A rabbi’s poetic reflection on freedom
April 21, 2016The eight-day Jewish festival of Passover begins Friday night in the Jewish year 5776.
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