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Halloween, once a treat for Jews, became a tricky topic in the ’80s and ’90s

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 30, 2025November 2, 2025

“Is it a shondah for Jews to celebrate Halloween?” It’s a question that a rabbi asked in our newspaper in 1984. He wasn’t alone. Quite a few Jews were asking […]

A orange-tinted loaf of challah with seeds on it
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Sweet or savory pumpkin challah for the spookiest Shabbat of the year

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer October 27, 2023December 20, 2023
A shot of the golem and a little girl with a flower, seen here as it appears on the poster for "The Golem Rescored," was famously copied in the 1931 “Frankenstein” film.
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Reanimating ‘The Golem,’ horror cinema’s century-old urtext, just in time for Halloween

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