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Thanksgivukkah — why it’s so American, so Jewish and so important

What do you get when you cross Hanukkah with Thanksgiving? Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, I know, but it is so much more. Hanukkah and Thanksgiving coincide this year for the first time since 1888, and will…

Rebirth and forgiveness on Yom Kippur

I am a born again Jew – at least I hope to be by the conclusion of Yom Kippur this Wednesday night. Of course, when most people hear the words “born again,” they assume the next word they will hear…