I’m headed off to New York to visit a beloved friend who has been diagnosed with cancer. I have a not-so-secret plan – if at the end of each visit I say, “See you next month,” he won’t die. He’ll have to stick around for my next visit. Do you ever make deals with God?…
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(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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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…
Read More »It’s difficult to find a basic Judaism class this late into the spring. Most classes will begin in the fall and interested individuals have to wait for months. Here’s a short class you can take RIGHT NOW! Jewish Roots and Branches: Jewish learning for curious adults Designed for adults who had little or no Jewish…
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So much of Jewish programming in the US is holiday oriented. That’s rather perfect because Judaism has SO MANY HOLIDAYS! Coming right up is Purim. It begins at sunset on March 13th. Purim is typically offered up as a sanitized story. The true story is quite dark. All the Jews are marked for death. A Jewish…
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