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How to Cook Online with Friends and Family

By Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

I recently heard someone refer to the early days of spring 2020 as the “banana bread phase” of the pandemic....

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Unlocking High Holy Days with Kids: A Cheat Sheet

By 18Doors

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What The Jewish New Year Looks Like In Brooklyn

By Anna Keller

While my family passed those first few lonely months in quarantine together in Brooklyn, the pandemic’s...

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Apple & Honey Hand Pie Pocket

By Micah Siva

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, usually falls in September or October, and is typically celebrated by eating...

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Tashlich Alternatives to Try with Kids this Rosh Hashanah

By 18Doors

During the Rosh Hashanah holiday, many adults and kids alike observe tashlich. It’s a fun outdoor tradition...

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Rosh Hashanah Crafts & Activities

By 18Doors

Even if you’ve never celebrated the Jewish New Year before, or you haven’t done it in a kid-friendly...

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How To Spend Yom Kippur Day With Kids

By 18Doors

Wondering how to spend Yom Kippur with your kids this year? If you’re at home with young kids, it can...

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Round Challah Recipe & Braiding Tutorial

By 18Doors

If you’ve never baked a round challah, or any shape challah, this recipe and braiding tutorial from PJ...

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Guide: Tashlich: a Fun, Accessible Ceremony

By 18Doors

Return to the Guide to the High Holy Days What is Tashlich? During the Rosh Hashanah holiday, many individuals...

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My Daughter’s Best Friend is the Best Gift

By Anna Keller

I grew up 1.6 miles away from my Grandma Rosie in the Midwood section of Brooklyn. We lived in Midwood, and...

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Truth: Motherhood is Lonely

By Anna Keller

When Helen was born, she was the first and I feared I would never leave the house again. I remember Adrian leaving...

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Rosh Hashanah Traditions

By Rabbi Robyn Frisch

I always laugh when people say “the Rosh Hashanah is early this year” or “Rosh Hashanah is late this year.”...

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Rosh Hashanah For Kids

By 18Doors

Available in on-screen reading friendly (PDF) and printer-friendly, downloadable (PDF) versions. For more booklets,...

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What Does My Jewish Community Say About Women?

By Anna Keller

What does my Jewish community say about women? I can’t remember. For all of my time in Yeshiva, all of my holidays...

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This Yom Kippur, I’m Hanging on to My Sins

By Anna Keller

It’s been a long year. It seems that every year I approach Yom Kippur saying these words. And it’s always true....

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3 Alternatives for Tashlich with Kids

By Amy Deutsch

You can’t forget about performing tashlich for kids. When I was little, my favorite part of the High Holidays...

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Fun and Meaningful High Holy Days Kids Activities

By 18Doors

Return to the Guide to the High Holy Days Fun and Meaningful Activities To whatever degree your family is planning...

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Guide: Celebrating High Holy Days with Kids and Family

By 18Doors

Return to the Guide to the High Holy Days The High Holy Days are a time for families to come together. But you...

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The Unraveling of Tradition

By Anna Keller

This year’s Rosh Hashanah became the beginning of a challenging New Year. Approaching the middle of my third...

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5 Rosh Hashanah Stories to Read with Your Preschooler

By PJ Library

This post originally appeared on PJ Library and is reprinted with permission. Chances are, your preschooler...

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Cut fresh pomegranates and seeds on a table alongside apples and a honey jar.

Guide: Planning Ahead When Celebrating High Holy Days with Kids and Family

By 18Doors

Return to the Guide to the High Holy Days Planning Ahead These are good holidays to plan ahead for, especially...

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A Mother’s Jewish Guilt

By Anna Keller

Helen Rose in her Hand Made Birthday Dress from her Abuelita in Mexico I burned myself last week. Right after...

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Resolving to Practice Tashlich

By Jessie Boatright

Tashlich, the Jewish New Year practice of symbolically casting our sins off into the water, was not something...

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SORRY: The Hardest, And Perhaps Most Powerful, Word

By Rabbi Robyn Frisch

One of my favorite children’s books for Yom Kippur is Jacqueline Jules’ The Hardest Word: A Yom Kippur Story....

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