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An Ode to the Tastes of Home
One smell always takes me home: Montreal smoked meat. Smoky, salty, peppered, and spicy, the marbled charcuterie draws me in like nothing else.
Ritual Smooths Salve on Long-ago Loss
Ignorant of my faith, I could not turn to Judaism when my brother died 25 years ago. Ritual was not a part of my upbringing, and it lingered in the shadows through my 20s and most of my 30s. Only in the last decade have I started to follow the path that Judaism sets for mourners.
Galilee Diary: The only thing we have to fear...
And you, my servant Jacob, do not fear; and Israel, don't be afraid; for I will redeem you from afar and bring your offspring from the land of their captivity, and Jacob shall return and live in peace and tranquility with none to make him afraid.
-Jeremiah 46:27
Galilee Diary: Such a winter's day
Observations on a winter's day walk in Israel.
Rabbi Saperstein Poses a "Big Question"
To celebrate the completion of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz' fifty-year project
UPDATE: Health Care Reform Challenges
The landscape of health care reform advocacy has changed drastically in the last few days.
House Bill Threatens Women's Rights
Linda Benesch is a sophomore at American University, interning this semester at the RAC. She is originally from Highland Park, NJ, and is a member of Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple in New Brunswick.
They're Doing More Than Fine on Their Own...
It's been a roller coaster of a year so far for Big Oil.
Upcoming Interfaith Gulf Coast Housing Call
(originally posted on Jspot.org)