by Aryeh A. Frimer
The hallmark of Rosh Hashanah is the mitzva of blowing
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the shofar. What is its meaning? Rabbi Frimer explains the significance of the two different blasts of the shofar – the “sitting blast” and the “standing blast.”
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by Leonard Romm
Leonard muses on what is considered to be "Jewish"
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food, and how ideas about food have changed since his youth. He tells a humorous tale of his Ashkenazi mother's attitude to Mediterranean food.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Lydia describes the Great Mini World museum of Moshe
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Samter, a 1930s immigrant from Germany. The museum in Yokne'am displays his beautifully hand-crafted scenes in miniature which offer a wonderfully detailed glimpse into all aspects of Jewish economic, cultural, and religious life in pre-WW2 Europe.
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by Bill Strubbe
Catholic-born West Coaster Bill recounts his love affair
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with Israel and his frustration when, having decided to convert and make Aliyah, encounters the hegemony of Orthodox Judaism in Israel and inefficient bureaucracy. However, he perseveres until eventually, worn down and somewhat deflated, he arrives as a Jew.
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by Gila Silverman
What does it mean for a woman to say Kaddish in a minyan?
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Gila Silverman discusses the high and low points of her efforts to say Kaddish for her late mother.
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by Sharyn Weizman
The story, less heard nowadays, of two close childhood
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friends raised as orphans in a Slovakian convent during WW2, their separation after the war when they went to Israel, and then further afield. Their fortuitous meeting after some 40 years is one of the miracles of this generation of our people.
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by Barry R. Friedman
Joining a Gemara Hevruta group has been not only intellectually
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rewarding, but has also fostered friendship for a newcomer to Chicago.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Among the most joyous items of this holiday are definitely
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the flags for Simhat Torah, writes Lydia Aisenberg. The flags, with so much fine and colorful detail, are pages of history on a stick, explains Judaica collector Aviram Paz. The story contains many beautiful illustrations of such flags.
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by Aryeh A. Frimer
An inspiring message for Rosh Hashanah to contemplate
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the effect of societal influences on personal actions.
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by Jeffrey Weill
Rabbi Weill talks about his father's book of light
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verse expressed with respectful humor at our ageing experiences. He is sure it will appeal to every reader facing this inevitable stage of life.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
The most fascinating story of the beginnings and development
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of the Barton bonbonierre Chocolate factory leaving one with a taste for more … of both chocolates and phenomenal Judaic artistry.
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