Rabbi Asher Lopatin, My Jewish Learning
How Do I Celebrate the In-Between Days of Passover?
How to mark the middle days of the eight-day festival.
The middle days of Passover—known in Hebrew as hol hamoed—are a period in which some...
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The Intoxicating Jewish History of Morocco’s Favorite Spirit
From a black market dealings to religious pilgrimages, mahia is so much more than a drink.
It would be hard to tell the story of...
Empowering Bat Mitzvah Girls
A few years ago my family was living in Israel and attending a synagogue near our home. One Shabbat, our four-year-old daughter came running...
Is the Bar Mitzvah Over?
The simple answer, of course, is no. Bar/Bat Mitzvah is one of the most popular Jewish rituals in the United States Today. There is...
History of Bat Mitzvah
The bat mitzvah ceremony is of relatively recent vintage, with the first American observance in 1922.
In many segments of the Jewish community, girls at...

