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Celebrations/Simchas
New Pesach ‘traditions’ might be purr-fect for your family
When author Marge Piercy was a little girl, her grandmother set a special place at the Passover seder for Blackie, her grandmother\’s cat.
Bring the taste of France to your Passover table
One might expect the chef-owner of a haute cuisine, award-winning French-American restaurant, where l\’addition can easily top $300 per couple, to be an egotist. One would be wrong.
Unmasking Purim’s vital meaning
On Purim we are forced to confront the possibility that nothing we do really matters, because history is ultimately arbitrary, and life is therefore unalterably unpredictable. No wonder they tell us to have a couple of drinks … But the power of Purim is not that it leaves us in a drunken stupor, vulnerable, uncertain and hungover.
The whole megillah: Ten reasons to love Purim
So what is Purim about? This short guide explains the various holiday traditions and celebrations, as well as a few suggestions of unique and fun ways to partake in the festivities.
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