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    A Jew­ish Thanks­giv­ing in Avalon

    Ear­li­er this week, Har­ry Brod wrote about Jews not have a ​“mid­dle range,” speak­ing back­wards, a cou­ple of say­ings with which he dis­agrees and why he always…
    Har­ry Brod
    December 21, 2012
    Essay

    What is That Song Play­ing in My Ear?

    Ear­li­er this week, Joshua Eli Plaut wrote about Hanukkah events in the NYC area. He has been blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and MyJew­ish­Learn­ing.Jews have…
    Joshua Eli Plaut
    December 13, 2012
    Essay

    It’s Hanukkah Time! Where’s the Party?

    Last week, Joshua Eli Plaut wrote about Fes­tivus and Jew­ish San­tas. He will be blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and MyJew­ish­Learn­ing.Every Decem­ber,…
    Joshua Eli Plaut
    December 11, 2012
    Essay

    Fes­tivus!

    Ear­li­er this week, Joshua Eli Plaut wrote about Jew­ish San­tas. He has been blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and MyJew­ish­Learn­ing.Fes­tivus, the sec­u­lar…
    Joshua Eli Plaut
    December 6, 2012
    Essay

    So You Want to Dress Up As Santa?!

    Joshua Eli Plaut, PhD, is the full-time Exec­u­tive Direc­tor of Amer­i­can Friends of Rabin Med­ical, as well as the Rab­bi of the Met­ro­pol­i­tan Syn­a­gogue in Man­hat­tan.…
    Joshua Eli Plaut
    December 4, 2012
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    A Kosher Christ­mas: ​’Tis the Sea­son to Be Jewish
    Joshua Eli Plaut; Jonathan D. Sarna, fwd.
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    Hanukkah Reads

    Hanukkah is around the cor­ner! Enjoy the reads below and check out our longer Hanukkah read­ing list here.Cel­e­brat­ing the Jew­ish Year: Win­ter Hol­i­days — Hanukkah, Tu…
    JBC Staff
    November 27, 2012
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    Sam­my Spi­der’s New Friend
    Sylvia A. Rouss; Katherine Janus Kahn, illus.
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    Izzy the Whiz and Passover McClean
    Yael Mermelstein; Carrie Hartman, illus
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    Mac­cabee Meals: Food and Fun For Hanukkah
    Judye Groner; Madeline Wikler; Ursula Roma, illus.
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    We Have Sinned: Sin and Con­fes­sion in Judaism: Asham­nu and Al Chet
    Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, ed.
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    The Jew­ish Home: A Guide to the Jew­ish Hol­i­days and Life Cycles
    Daniel B. Syme
    Essay

    Wan­der­ing Moth­er, Won­der­ing Daugh­ter: Part 3

    Ear­li­er this week, Anne Cher­ian wrote about vis­it­ing the syn­a­gogue of the Cochin Jews in India and about her own expe­ri­ences with Judaism. She has been blog­ging…
    Anne Cher­ian
    September 21, 2012
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    The Mori­ah Haggadah
    Avner Moriah, illus.
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    Jew­ish Fes­ti­vals Through­out the Year
    Anita Ganeri
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    This Jew­ish Life: Sto­ries of Dis­cov­ery, Con­nec­tion, and Joy
    Debra B. Darvick
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