Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Joshua Nelson My previous article focused on events for grownups on Wednesday and Thursday of this week including events that continue into the...
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
By now it's a cliche that American Jews celebrate Christmas by going to the movies and then eating out at a Chinese restaurant. There is no shortage...
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Our Peterbald cat Sasson watching our oil hanukkiah last year. Hanukkah (also transliterated as Chanukah), a joyous but minor holiday begins this...
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It's a pity so many of us are coughing, sneezing, and otherwise feeling miserable, because this week's NYC Jewish events include engaging talks, fun...
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Most of the events I cover in this column reflect the culture of American Jewry's majority Ashkenazi Jews. This weekend American Sephardi...
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Every December my wife Shoshana and I sit at the kitchen table and review the charitable organizations we supported the previous year; we then decide...
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Ritual is pretty important in Judaism. Unlike some other religions subjective belief alone does not suffice. And so it should not come as a surprise...
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If the Jewish Museum's permanent exhibit and The Derfner Judaica Museum have whetted your appetite for Jewish ritual art you'll want to see Tobi Kahn:...
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Just back from a a gig in Poland Sway Machinery will perform a free concert on a loading dock as part of the 1st Annual Hudson Square Music and Wine...
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Scribblers on the Roof: Every Monday of the Summer, from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, on the roof of Ansche Chesed you can to hear Jewish fiction writers read...
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