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December 2014

December 2014

Rachel Goes Rogue

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If winter could describe my love life, it would have been a cold and gusty storm for years. Like many of us, I run...
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December 2014

What is Chanukah?

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It is a famous question in the Talmud, “What is Chanukah?”  The Talmudic response is well known; the Greeks attempted to impose their pagan beliefs...
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December 2014

Gobble-Gobble, Menorah?

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“Thanksgivukkah,” last year’s coexistence of Chanukah and Thanksgiving, inspired 9-year-old Asher Weintraub to create an innovative product that’s sold incredibly well and might even commemorate...
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December 2014

The Chanukah Creep

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The best donut you will ever have isn’t a donut at all. Traditionally, a few weeks before Chanukah begins, Israelis stroll down to their local...
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December 2014

The Peel

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Dear N.: We want our house to look perfect this holiday season. From the strings of lights in our trees, to the lawn display—three Middle...
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December 2014

To Tree or Not to Tree

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Last year around this time an episode from the hit ABC show “Shark Tank” aired where Morri Chowaiki was one of the contestants who brought...
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December 2014

Pounds of Dough

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Eight hundred women entered the gates of TVT/JCC Basketball court asking this question: “What is a mega challah bake?” They had heard about it and...
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December 2014

Fry Me A Latke

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Who knew that when Judah Maccabee’s tiny flask of oil miraculously burned for eight days it would set off a frying frenzy that would last...
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December 2014

My Promised Land

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Only an Israeli could exude the passion and heartrending sensitivity of Israel’s controversial history. Ari Shavit, author of My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of...
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December 2014

Caring For Loved Ones

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R. Simeon b. Yohai said, “The most difficult of all mitzvot is ‘Honor your father and your mother’” (Tanhuma Ekev, 2). We do not get to choose...
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December 2014

Base Vacation

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I am not sure how I would have felt about my own mother volunteering with the Israeli Army. So when I heard that a couple of women...
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December 2014

Forever Israel’s Girl

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Singer, songwriter, choreographer, dancer and television personality Paula Abdul recently spoke with JLife editor Dr. Lisa Grajewski and contributing writer Tanya Schwied about her trip to...
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