Andrey Shlyakhter
By Andrey Shlyakhter
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Life The Ancient Tradition Of Counting Down Till The Seder Ends
Iosel first wrote down the time the Seder ended on March 30 or 31, 1911, at 10:35 pm. The numbers, scribbled coyly in the upper left-hand corner of the page, are nearly obscured by the crease of the binding. Defacing a Haggadah on Passover to register relief at reaching the end of the service was…
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Life For Russian Jews, ‘Christmas’ trees reflect tradition — not assimilation
'The Jews in America have assimilated the Christmas tree more than it has assimilated them,' one Forverts writer mused
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