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Courtesy of My Jewish Learning Photo credit: From Christina Mattison Ebert’s D’rash Designs series (MyJewishLearning)
How to Count the Omer
Courtesy of My Jewish Learning By Rabbi Jill Jacobs (MyJewishLearning) — The omer refers to the forty
Finding Meaning in the Omer
Courtesy of My Jewish Learning Photo credit: Kluger Zoltan/Israel GPO Omer Festival at Kibbutz Ginegar
The World Is Mine but not the Matzah Ball Soup or Mashed Potatoes
There were thoughts about leaving the U.S. in the aftermath of Covid. Thoughts on community building. Thoughts on mortality and the need to live life to its fullest. Thoughts on an ever-present topic for me -– comparing myself to others. But surprisingly, NO thoughts about the matzah ball soup and mashed potatoes I would need for the Passover feast.
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By Nate Bloom Contributing Columnist Grossberg and Carlson; Belafonte Family; and New Shows Right after
Finding Meaning in the Omer
By Leslie Koppelman Ross (MyJewishLearning) — For the Israelites, the holiday of Shavuot was the culmination of
Speaking to Israel’s Knesset, Kevin McCarthy demurs on judicial overhaul and warns against China
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Amos Ben-Gershom, Israel Government Press Office Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Valley Temple hosts May Shabbaton to bring interfaith couples together
Submitted by Valley Temple With the ever-rising rate of interfaith marriages within Jewish communities, Valley
Sibling of Israeli brothers killed in terror attack marks bar mitzvah at their graves
Courtesy of JNS Photo credit: Erik Marmor/Flash90 Shalom and Tzur Yaniv recite the Kaddish mourning