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Surf’s Up!

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Being an anxious Jewish mother (or any type of mother, for that matter) is a full-time job, and many of us are worn out...
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To Infinity and Beyond

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    Seventeen years ago, Harold Grinspoon’s vision of PJ Library began to take hold and today over 670 thousand children in thirty-six countries...
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Ceremonial Actions

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    Last summer, I stood at the edge of a gleaming ocean to watch my 12-year-old son practice his butterfly stroke between the...
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“Neshikot”

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    “Boker tov,” I repeat after the teacher. I listen as everyone else on the Zoom call repeats the phrase meaning “good morning”...
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Summer Fun

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I am a camp person through and through. Camp has always been my happy place. For a long time it was the only place I...
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Life Lessons Under the Stars

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Even though I haven’t technically been a camp counselor for a decade or so, the role has never fully left me. Camp counseloring is...
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Is Soda Kosher for Passover?

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Is it OK to drink soda on Passover? Well, it depends     Soda is basically water and sugar with additional (usually artificial) flavorings added....
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Where To Find Songs for Your Passover Seder

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Singing is traditionally a major part of the Passover seder, and it certainly makes for a more festive and participatory celebration. But what if...
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Passover 101

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Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is an eight-day spring holiday that celebrates the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt. The Story     According to tradition, the Israelites...
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Mental Health

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No doubt about it: Being a teen is tough. On top of your everyday teen struggles, you may have questions about your own mood...
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A Watchful Eye

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When it comes to kids, Instagram has been in the news quite a bit lately — and not in a good way. Its parent...
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Twisted Family Fun

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Challah dough is incredibly versatile. You can make the perfect loaf for Shabbat dinner and then transform the leftovers into French toast for Sunday...
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In Memoriam- Mighty Mensch-Polly Sloan was an icon of Jewish Orange County

August 2022 Ilene Schneider -
“When Polly Sloan (1925-2022) died in her Monarch Beach home on May 31 at age 97, it wasn’t only the end of an era;...
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News & Jews- A California university will rename a library building previously named after a Nazi sympathizer

August 2022 Lillian Isley-Greene, JTA -
The California State University Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to remove the name of an unrepentant antisemite and Nazi sympathizer from the main library...
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Orange County’s Jewish History- The (Jewish) Godmother of Latin American Art

August 2022 Dalia Taft -
It might seem a bit odd, but the person who single-handedly introduced modern Latin American art as a legitimate field of study was not,...
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Well Seasoned

August 2022 Judy Bart Kancigor -
If ever a cuisine may be said to be misunderstood, it must be Indian. “Too spicy” some people will say, or “I don’t like...
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