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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
Faith Kramer's gluten-free Blueberry Yogurt Tart in Almond Crust (Photo/Faith Kramer)
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Have a very dairy Shavuot with blintzes and this yogurt tart

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer May 17, 2018
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Why some Israelis celebrate Shavuot with flowers in their hair

Rachel Neiman by Rachel Neiman May 17, 2018May 17, 2018
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

Rabbi Arthur Waskow by Rabbi Arthur Waskow May 15, 2018May 15, 2018
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

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude May 14, 2018May 14, 2018
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Get your fill of all-night cheesecake and Torah at these Shavuot events

by J. Staff May 14, 2018May 14, 2018
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

David A.M. Wilensky
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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

Johanna Meckel by Johanna Meckel April 19, 2018

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