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After These Jewish Prayer Services, Things Come ‘To Life’ at Open Bar

Category : Yad Vashem in Jerusalem

By LUCETTE LAGNADO Carlos ChattahMain sanctuary of ‘The Shul’ near Bal Harbour, Fla. It replicates three synagogues—in Warsaw, Krakow and Prague—destroyed by the Nazis in World […]

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Monday, March 11th, 2013

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Jewcy Horoscopes: Pisces, the Dual-Natured Water Sign (Feb. 21-March 20)

Category : sushi Metsuyan

Jewcy Horoscopes: Pisces, the Dual-Natured Water Sign (Feb. 21-March 20) and others signs… By Emma Morris             PISCES (FEBRUARY 21-MARCH […]

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Monday, March 11th, 2013

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What is the Source of the Mimouna?

Category : shabbat kiddush

New York Jewish Guide Jewish Guide-           The celebration of the Mimouna began several centuries ago. What is the source of the […]

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Sunday, March 10th, 2013

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ABCs of Honoring Parents- In Judaism, every day is Mother’s Day and Father’s Day

Category : Yom Kippiur

by Rabbi Shraga Simmons It’s one of the Ten Commandments [1] – right up there with belief in God and “don’t murder.” The Talmud regards it […]

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Friday, March 8th, 2013

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Jewish History Moroccan Experience and Culture

Category : Uncategorized

Jewish History The roots of Morocco’s Jewish communities date back to 587BCE, when Jewish refugees, fleeing the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem and its Holy Temple, […]

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Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

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A Brief History of Challah

Category : vostok

On my favorite cooking show “Chopped,” I was horrified to see them repurposing our precious Shabbat delicacy – challah.   by Marnie Winston-Macauley Okay, I confess. […]

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Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

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The Symbolic Foods at a Passover Seder

Category : zahor

By Rabbi Ted Falcon and David Blatner from Judaism For Dummies Almost every Passover Seder (ritual dinner) includes various ritual foods and other items. Nothing on the seder table is […]

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Sunday, March 3rd, 2013

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The New York International Gift Fair – Judaica Pavillion

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The New York International Gift Fair is one of the most significant gift shows of the year  which why I have been compelled to go every […]

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Monday, February 4th, 2013

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How-to-Guide to a Hanukkah Gingerbread House

Category : How to

As a finishing touch to my gingerbread house this year, I pressed a tiny white mezuza made out of vanilla taffy onto the doorpost and […]

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Sunday, December 16th, 2012