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March 12, 2017, 8:05 am
9 things you didn’t know about Purim
Like Halloween, Thanksgiving, and St. Patrick’s day all in one, the raucous holiday also boasts some lesser-known fun facts
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April 18, 2016, 5:18 pm
Hagaddah shopping 101: How to pick your Exodus tale
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April 18, 2016, 12:04 pm
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A very millennial Jewish love story
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‘Rabbi for Trump’ backs The Donald on Facebook
Yeshiva University-educated Bernhard Rosenberg says he shares GOP frontrunner’s worries about Syrian refugees
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Giant Texas Lego menorah sets unofficial record
Almost 50,000 plastic bricks, brought in by Fort Worth synagogue’s members, allows hanukkiah to rise over 16 feet
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The Jews who ruled the news in 5775
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