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The joys of a Mizrahi Rosh Hashanah Seder

Nine symbolic signs are represented by foods that reflect what we want from God in the year to come. The tradition lives on despite the pandemic.

By Donna Maher September 9, 2020 4:26 pm

from Hey Alma

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My mother downplayed her Indian Jewish heritage to assimilate. As an adult, I’m learning to reclaim it.

Growing up in a Yorkshire, England Ashkenazi community, our family was different than most.

September 2, 2020 11:36 am

from Hey Alma

My Black Jewish family’s values were 150 years in the making

Our families — with histories of persecution on both sides — have long been prepared for this much-needed call to action in the U.S.

July 1, 2020 3:15 pm

from Kveller

How the director of ‘Circus of Books’ turned the lens on her controlling mother

By Arielle Kaplan May 20, 2020 12:47 pm

from Hey Alma

First Person

The heartbreaking loneliness of mourning during a pandemic

By Jordana Horn April 1, 2020 12:22 pm

from Kveller

Using this Yiddish word is an art that anyone can master

By Ellen Scolnic and Joyce Eisenberg February 12, 2020 3:10 pm

from Kveller

I’m done passing as a matrilineal Jew

By Rabbi Emily Cohen February 5, 2020 12:15 pm

from Hey Alma

8 fun ways to incorporate Jewish values into your family’s Hanukkah

By Sheryl Haft December 11, 2019 2:43 pm

from Kveller

I didn’t need to marry Jewish, but I wound up with a rabbi

By Stephanie Belsky December 4, 2019 2:02 pm

from Hey Alma

How an uninvited Shabbat dinner guest put everything into perspective

By Amy Litzenblatt November 13, 2019 3:04 pm

from Kveller

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The joys of a Mizrahi Rosh Hashanah Seder

My mother downplayed her Indian Jewish heritage to assimilate. As an adult, I’m learning to reclaim it.

My Black Jewish family’s values were 150 years in the making

How the director of ‘Circus of Books’ turned the lens on her controlling mother

The heartbreaking loneliness of mourning during a pandemic

Using this Yiddish word is an art that anyone can master

I’m done passing as a matrilineal Jew

8 fun ways to incorporate Jewish values into your family’s Hanukkah

I didn’t need to marry Jewish, but I wound up with a rabbi

How an uninvited Shabbat dinner guest put everything into perspective

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