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Ideas

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.

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Ideas

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.

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.

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Culture

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

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The heartbreaking loneliness of mourning during a pandemic

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Culture

Using this Yiddish word is an art that anyone can master

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Lifestyle

I’m done passing as a matrilineal Jew

Culture

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

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Culture

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

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Culture

How an uninvited Shabbat dinner guest put everything into perspective

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