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Love seems to flourish in the spring, just as the green peeks out beneath months of snow, and flowers begin to burst forth. And as the spring bleeds into summer, the importance of tending to and [...]

On Tisha B’av, Jewish communities across the globe remember and lament the destruction of the first and second Temples in Jerusalem through a series of mourning practices. These practices, while [...]

Shavuot, or the “Festival of Weeks” in Hebrew (חג השבועות‎, Chag HaShavuot‎), occurs fifty days after the second day of Passover. Although the holiday’s origins lie in the ancient grain harvest [...]

Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew (פֶּסַח‎), is a major Jewish holiday that commemorates the biblical story of the enslaved children of Israel leaving ancient Egypt. From the most secular to the most [...]

I have always associated the start of spring with that of a new beginning. Some might argue their new beginning is when the ball drops at midnight at the start of a new year. But springtime has [...]

Passover signifies a metamorphosis within the Jewish people. They go from serving as slaves in Egypt to being free men and women wandering the desert. After fleeing, they faced an incredibly [...]

I can talk to my mom about anything: my crushes, the drama at school, our shared gynecologist and so forth. We are open about our lives and have nothing to hide from each other. So it came as a [...]

As Pesach draws near, I am contemplating part of the Seder. In my family, as in so many others these days, we add to the singing of Dayenu the wonderful custom of smiting one another with [...]

The Blue Dove Foundation is teaming up with Making Jewish Places and PJ Library Atlanta to host two Atlanta-based workshops for Jewish Women and Girls ages 8-12. Read more about the summit and [...]

Image credit: Illustrated Megillah. Hamburg State and University Library, Germany, 1434.   Purim (פּוּרִים) is the Jewish holiday commemorating when the Jewish people living in the ancient [...]