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an antique drawing of a great cloud hovering over the mishkan with israelites worshipping
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When clouds and fire carry us through trying times

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand May 31, 2018May 31, 2018
Part of the Blossom Catering menu for The Kitchen's 2018 Shavuot Banquet (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
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A Shavuot banquet that went beyond blintzes; Solomon’s Deli in soft opening

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 31, 2018May 31, 2018
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Is it OK to leave decisions about burial to our kids?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler May 30, 2018May 30, 2018
The names of lynching victims are inscribed on weathered steel columns that hang from the ceiling at The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. (Photo/JTA-Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post-Getty Images)
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When we allow social injustice to continue, we steal from God

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg May 25, 2018
The City Transformer folding car (Photo/Courtesy City Transformer)
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Israeli cars and Palestinian beer — recipe for peace?

Larry RosenEric Goldbrener by Larry Rosen and Eric Goldbrener May 24, 2018
Ophir Haberer explains the dishes before everyone eats. (Photo/Alix Wall)
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Moishe House goes Moroccan with matbucha and other favorites

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 22, 2018May 22, 2018
Julie Levine's daughter
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She used to ask about fairies. Now she’s ready to fly.

by Julie Levine May 21, 2018May 21, 2018
A view of the Negev desert (Photo/Wikimedia-Andrew Shiva CC BY-SA 4.0)
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This week, we enter the wilderness. Will we ever find our way out?

by Rabbi Rebecca Gutterman May 18, 2018May 18, 2018
The cast of "Solo: A Star Wars Story," including Alden Ehrenreich (center in leather jacket), who is Jewish
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Han Solo is a Jew, Michelle Wolf is not

by Nate Bloom May 15, 2018
Emily Winston at the site-to-be of her first Boichik Bagels location, which was formerly the first Noah's location (Photo/Alix Wall)
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Boichik Bagels pop-up goes brick-and-mortar at original Noah’s location

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 15, 2018May 15, 2018

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