Ruth Ebenstein
By Ruth Ebenstein
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Israel News A Ramadan website that connects Muslims and Jews
Click on a new website called “Ramadan Nights from Jerusalem” and you’ll come upon brilliant crescent stars and ade-colored moons, the symbols of Islam, laid against a backdrop of a blue-and-green carved latticework. You’ll find daily virtual events about Islam and Arabic culture in Arabic, Hebrew and English. What may be less obviously apparent is…
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Life How My Son Skipped a School Party, and Schooled Me in Boundaries
“He doesn’t want to go,” my husband said. I was expecting a call about sweatpants. Should we challenge our headstrong six-year-old to change into dress pants for that afternoon’s celebratory siddur party, where he would receive his first Jewish prayer book? Or just let it slide? “He wants to skip the party,” said Yonatan. “He’s…
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