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Ruth, the heroine of the biblical book that bears her name, was the first convert to Judaism. Painting by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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A letter from Ruth the Moabite to King Donald of America

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The Gemini segment of the famous Beit Alfa Synagogue astrological floor mosaic
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Sivan: a time for communication, journeying and receiving Torah

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When the meal was over, Rabbi Ferris and others brought out guitars for a little post-Passover jam sesh. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
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When Moshiach comes, men will help clear the table

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Italy doesn't mess around when it comes to Easter. (Photo/Wikimedia-Figiu CC BY 3.0)
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For this Jew, Passover (read: Easter) in Italy was not bellissimo

Larry RosenEric Goldbrener by Larry Rosen and Eric Goldbrener May 1, 2018May 1, 2018
"Memorial Tablet and Omer Calendar" by Baruch Zvi Ring, ca. 1900
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What childbirth teaches us about counting the Omer

Rabbi Adina Allen by Rabbi Adina Allen April 20, 2018April 20, 2018
Johanna Meckel at the Dead Sea
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This beautiful, messy country … my Israel

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Israeli tanks cross the Suez Canal during the Yom Kippur War (Photo/Wikimedia-Israel Defense Forces)
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An eyewitness to Yom Kippur War, Ethiopian aliyah, Soviet Jewry and more

Doug Kahn by Rabbi Doug Kahn April 19, 2018
Waldos Mark Gravitch (right front), Larry Schwartz (middle) and Dave Reddix at Dominican College in San Rafael, getting high and playing Frisbee, circa 1972-73.
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Meet the Waldos: the true story of the Marin stoners who coined ‘420’

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn April 19, 2018April 19, 2018
A graffiti project Oppenheimer created with friends in West Jerusalem to introduce Arabic and other languages spoken in Israel-Palestine into public spaces; a year later it was mostly spray-painted over except for the Hebrew-only sections.
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Israel drove me away from Judaism — the struggle to fix it led me back

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