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Eight Opportunities For Hanukkah
By Robyn Cohen
When I was younger, my mother took my sister and me to a synagogue Hanukkah bazaar and instructed us to each pick out a Hanukkah gift for each other. I searched and searched for the perfect (yet inexpensive) gift. I couldn't wait for her to open the Hanukkah surprise that I picked out just for her. To this day
Giving
By Lela Casey
This time of year has always been confusing to me. Being the only Jewish kid was not much of a big deal for most of the year. I could hide out, lay low, blend in. On Halloween I'd paint my face with sparkling colors and march alongside my peers in the parade.
Gratitude: Make It Normal, Special & Real
By Miriam Steinberg-Egeth
On Sunday afternoon, I taught a class to a group of 8th graders that covered, among other topics, the importance of community, why we perform acts of gimilut chasidim (lovingkindness), and the fact that you are more likely to get in a car accident than you are to get Ebola. Then, driving home from the class