No’a L. bat Miri
By No’a L. bat Miri
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Life I Hated Halloween. Until I Became Orthodox.
Growing up in a secular family, I spent many Halloweens of my youth dressed as a Jack-O-Lantern. But that doesn’t mean I liked the holiday. I actually hated how showy people got with single-use costumes, the obsession with spooky things, and the overall lack of meaning in the celebrations. And then, of course, there were…
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Recipes 4 Spectacular — And Symbolic — Cocktails For The HIgh Holidays
During the High Holidays, many Jewish families are making sure they’re stocked up on sweet red wine, a traditional way of symbolically asking for a “sweet” new year. But symbolism within Jewish practice has expanded — such as with the use of an orange on the Seder plate — to accommodate an ever diversifying people….
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