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September 25 In Jewish History 275: Marcus Claudius Tacitus appointed Roman emperor by the senate. By now the Roman Empire was in decline and Emperor’s served at the pleasure of the Army.  In the case of Tacitus, that meant a mere six months.  One of...

Bundle of images includes the following: Shabbat candles Two lit white candles with melting wax, placed in traditional silver candle holders A wooden dreidel A Jewish wooden gambling toy with colored Hebrew alphabet characters on each side traditionally...

This is one of my old-time style posts with rambling freehand observations about the culture around me. By the end of it Schlissel Challah will have connections to presidential elections, Dunkin Donuts, baseball, and right-left Orthodoxy debates. For...

BOSTON (JTA) — Shofars, apples and honey, make room for pomegranates, couscous and pumpkins. The new crop of children’s books for the High Holidays opens a world beyond the beloved traditional symbols of the New Year (Rosh Hashanah begins...

by Adina Kay-Gross Have you heard the one about the young Jewish couple who have a kid while living in a big city and find themselves searching for community around the high holidays? You know, the couple who decide to pony up for synagogue membership...