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Hanukkah: Reflections on the Festival of Light

Hanukkah, one of those Jewish holidays that float around the Julian calendar, comes early this year, at sundown Dec. 1 to be precise, which means that rather than stalling until the fortnight before Christmas, I spent Thanksgiving morning pawing through storage boxes in search of cherished holiday artifacts.

Yom Kippur 2010 News Roundup

(Sept. 17) -- This evening marks the start of Yom Kippur, the Jewish holiday also known as the Day of Atonement and widely considered the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. For 25 hours, Jews around the world will fast as well as engage in intensive prayer and reflection. Although Yom Kippur certainly takes on a more...

'Shana Tova': Rosh Hashana 2010 Best of the Web

(Sept. 8) -- Tonight marks the beginning of Rosh Hashana, the celebration of the Jewish New Year. Literally meaning "head of the year" or "first of the year," much like the secular new year, the holiday is time for reflection and resolutions. To mark the occasion, Surge Desk extends a "Shana Tova u'Metuka" (a good and...

Opinion: 'Twas the Night Before ... Hanukkah?

(Dec. 10) -- Another holiday season has arrived and, to tell you the truth, I'm not real happy about it. Why? you ask. Simple. I'm Jewish. Most of the year I'm perfectly happy to be a card-carrying member of "The Chosen Ones" – we have everyone from Mel Brooks to Ben Stiller on our team – but this is the one...

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06/03/12 Food, objects and work days for Oklahoma inmates often... Source: The Oklahoman - Oklahoma City OK Oklahoma state policy provides a number of accommodations for a long list of recognized faiths.
05/23/12 Everything Is Illuminated: Jewish Liturgical Books Go... Source: Publishers Weekly With The New American Haggadah , edited by Jonathan Safran Foer and translated by Nathan Englander (Little, Brown, March), the Passover seder gets a fun and intelligent new addition.
05/10/12 The journey from slavery to freedom Source: Weekly Calistogan - Calistoga CA A few weeks ago, Jews all around the world celebrated the holiday of Passover.
05/02/12 The gefilte fish diet and the hunt for matzah Source: St. Louis Jewish News - St. Louis MO Since I am perpetually on Weight Watchers, I'm always on the lookout for high-fill, low-point foods.
05/02/12 Is 'Halachic' Going Mainstream? Source: Haaretz Whatever we may think of advertising â a capitalist tool, an agent of manipulation, a bravura display of wit and verbal dexterity, the stuff of an irresistible television show such as "Mad Men"â it's hard to conceive of modern life without it.