It’s ok not to have a seder, not to attend a seder, not to celebrate pesakh this year. If the seder means to you a family gathering (biological or intentional) and zoom just doesn’t cut it, you don’t have to have a seder now. If the seder means to you singing together and that REALLY […]
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In our Secular Humanistic Jewish movement, we welcome all babies to the world and to the Jewish community in the same way, with a lovely baby-naming ceremony created with the parents. Most new parents have already chosen English names for their babies, but many are not sure how to find a Jewish name. Here are
What I hear when you say you’ll pray for me: First, I hear that what you mean to say is, “I’m sorry this is happening to you.” Thank you. I appreciate the sympathy. It’s nice to know people care. But then I also hear one of the following: In other words, when you say you’ll
No, not the Canadian “eh?” – the Yiddish “eh.” The one that belongs at the end of words like blintzeh and noodgeh. In English, we think that if something ends in “es” for a plural, it is because the last letter of the word is one of those consonants that it’s just to hard to
