(Image of a chuppah available for rental at Afikomen) It’s the very end of June – a favorite month for weddings in America – and I received an email from Afikomen titled, Easy Chuppah Rentals, Home Gifts and Breaking Glasses. I decided to write to you about weddings this week. Let’s start with some rarely…
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Last month I had another online workshop with adults who grew up in interfaith families. Their comments were profound and moving. They had been raised in various degrees of Jewish observance and identity. There was stunning moment when one of them talked about explaining their background in a conversation. She said, “I told the man…
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Let’s all get together for a joyful Shavuot celebration that we’ll share with PJ Library! This event is perfect for everyone from babies to bubbes! Of course there will be food – dairy and spring harvest foods; FUN crafting for kids and adults; a playdough activity for little ones. Be there to unroll a real…
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Well, here we go! Shabbat is in a few hours and tomorrow evening comes Passover. I urge you to learn at least ONE new thing for every Passover. Don’t let it get stale. To that end I am sending you a few options to spice up your experience. Last minute Passover enhancements From the Hartman…
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The ancient text of the Torah can seem antiquated and out of date. Torah portions like this week’s, P’kudei, which details of the construction of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) appear at first reading to be utterly useless. Who cares how a now destroyed building was put together? But as any rabbi will tell you, there is…
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You’ve barely washed the make-up off your little Vashti or Batman and it’s time to figure out an age appropriate Seder for kids, plus how to keep the adults interested. It’s lucky that there are so many sources of help. I suggest you spend some time with one or more haggadahs (haggadot in Hebrew) to…
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