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Lunar Time
Paradoxically, the closer the moon gets to the sun, the less visible it is to us. Therein lies the secret of the Jewish calendar...
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Scratch Your Challah
By Aron Moss
There are two reasons for making a cut in the challah before the blessing: one technical, the other mystical

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Pregnancy & Birth
Pregnancy and Birth
A soul becomes a life
Brit Milah
Brit Milah
The covenant of circumcision
Pidyon Haben
Pidyon Haben
Redeeming the Firstborn Son
Upsherin
Upsherin
A Jewish boy's first haircut
Birthday
The Jewish Birthday
What it means and how it is celebrated
Bar & Bat Mitzvah
Bar & Bat Mitzvah
Entering Adulthood
Marriage
The Jewish Wedding
Dating, Weddings and Marriage in Jewish Tradition

Divorce
Divorce in Judaism
...a last resort, but sometimes necessary
Aging & Retirement
Growing Old
The Jewish approach to aging and retirement
Death & Mourning
Death & Mourning in Judaism
The Jewish Traditions & Practice relating to Death and Mourning

Kaddish
Kaddish Guide
Learn it. Say it. Understand it.

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