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Rituals for Rosh HaShanah

Rituals for Rosh HaShanah

Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish new year, lasts two days. It falls on the first of the Jewish month of Tishrei and celebrates the creation of the earth and humanity. Rosh...

Rituals for Rosh HaShanah

Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish new year, lasts two days. It falls on the first of the Jewish month of Tishrei and celebrates the creation of the earth and humanity. Rosh...

Garlic in Jewish Magic

Garlic in Jewish Magic

If there were one single item of food to represent Jews, in our humble opinion, it would not be bagels or bialys or bourekas, cholent or challah, brisket or couscous,...

Garlic in Jewish Magic

If there were one single item of food to represent Jews, in our humble opinion, it would not be bagels or bialys or bourekas, cholent or challah, brisket or couscous,...

Rituals for Lag B’Omer

Rituals for Lag B’Omer

This holiday celebrates the death of the Rabbi Shimon bar Yochnai, believed to be the author of the Zohar. The Zohar is a central text to Kabbalah, one of the...

Rituals for Lag B’Omer

This holiday celebrates the death of the Rabbi Shimon bar Yochnai, believed to be the author of the Zohar. The Zohar is a central text to Kabbalah, one of the...

Rituals for Passover

Rituals for Passover

Passover, also known as Pesach, is one of the most important of the Jewish holidays. Some even assert that it is the most important. While there is no consensus on...

Rituals for Passover

Passover, also known as Pesach, is one of the most important of the Jewish holidays. Some even assert that it is the most important. While there is no consensus on...

Goblins, Jews, and Antisemitism

Goblins, Jews, and Antisemitism

Content warning: extreme antisemitism, ableism, transphobia, homophobia Conversations on the Internet can have a frustrating undercurrent; what may start as a simple statement can undergo a transformation in responses so...

Goblins, Jews, and Antisemitism

Content warning: extreme antisemitism, ableism, transphobia, homophobia Conversations on the Internet can have a frustrating undercurrent; what may start as a simple statement can undergo a transformation in responses so...

Crystals and Precious Stones in Judaism

Crystals and Precious Stones in Judaism

For those seeking spirituality, crystals have become almost synonymous with mystical wisdom, but almost exclusively through New Age lenses. The New Age amoeba functions through appropriation and assimilation into itself:...

Crystals and Precious Stones in Judaism

For those seeking spirituality, crystals have become almost synonymous with mystical wisdom, but almost exclusively through New Age lenses. The New Age amoeba functions through appropriation and assimilation into itself:...