Month: 28 Av 5785 (August 2025)
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What’s In a Name?: Picking A Hebrew Name
Shabbat shalom! It’s good to be back after some time away. The question I’ve gotten more than almost any other since I began and finished this journey (and, really, the journey continues) is: What is your Hebrew name and why did you pick it? As always, there’s plenty of guides out there for how to…
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Welcome to the Tribe: Starve Yourself and Mourn
It’s the eve of my first holiday as a fully fledged Jew. I can’t wait! Bring out the decorations, the music, the special food, the joy of community, and… No. Wait. Don’t do any of that. In fact…don’t eat a thing for 25 hours and mourn. It’s Tisha B’Av (literally means: The Ninth of [the…