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By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
This past Memorial Day weekend, I continued a tradition my mom and I started years ago: we would visit Westlawn Cemetery, stopping by her parents, my father and my little ...
By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the G...
By Bill Simons
Saturday evening, April 12 (the 14th of Nisan, 5785), announced the arrival of Passover and the first seder. At the official residence of Governor Josh Shapiro in Harrisburg, PA, fa...
By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
Biblical times
The debate continues in scholarly circles over whether the Exodus from Egypt actually occurred. For many writers that debate is irrelevant: the Exodus has ...
By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
Ever really look forward to a book and have a mixed reaction after finishing it? That’s what occurred while reading “Smashing the Tablets: Radical Retelling of the Heb...
By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
What exactly is a ritual? Wendy A. Horwitz contemplates that question in the introduction to her book of essays, “Milkweed and Honey Cake: A Memoir in Ritual Moments” ...