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(From left) Drew Himmelstein's husband, Aaron, and their sons, Harvey and Nate. (Photo/Himmelstein)
Posted inParenting

Final column: How my kids learned to say ‘thank you’ — and mean it

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein December 8, 2021December 8, 2021
Mount Hebron Cemetery in Flushing, NY, is the final resting place of members of Karen Galatz's family.
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

The eternal question of my grandparents’ cemetery care 

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz December 7, 2021
Alan Haim (left) and Cooper Hoffman in "Licorice Pizza"
Posted inCulture

Gabby Giffords has bat mitzvah; Jewish Grammy nominees; Haim goes to the movies; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 7, 2021December 8, 2021
Chef Jet Tila makes his Asian-style latke mix with scallions and hoisin sauce.
Posted inSmall Bites

Food Network star loses to hometown faves at Jewish senior home’s latke cook-off

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 6, 2021March 15, 2022
a black and white image of a solar eclipse
Posted inAstrolojew

Horoscopes for the month of Tevet: Hanukkah and a solar eclipse?! Time to change or self-destruct.

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude December 3, 2021
a lit menorah
Posted inTorah

Why the ‘light’ Hanukkah story especially resonates in the darkness of today

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg December 3, 2021December 2, 2021
Janet Silver Ghent examines her many paint color choices.
Posted inAct Two

If you want to live in a Smurf house, I can help with colors

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent December 2, 2021
Executive chef Jason Fox in the kitchen at La Bande. (Photo/Merrissa Humble)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Another Jewish chef joins the Spanish tapas revolution

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 1, 2021March 15, 2022
“Joseph Sold Into Egypt” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

Can we ever truly ‘settle’ down? For Jacob, the challenges never end.

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein November 26, 2021November 22, 2021
Part of Bernal Cutlery has been turned into a “mission-driven pantry.” (Photo/Molly DeCoudreaux)
Posted inSmall Bites

Bernal Cutlery adds ‘mission-driven pantry’; Hanukkah food events; etc.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 22, 2021March 15, 2022

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