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Passover Traumatic Stress Disorder: Saved by Charoset

Anneli Rufus | Posted 05.21.2013 | Taste
Read More: Sephardic, Bitter Herbs, Haroset, Seder, Ashkenazi, Hebrews, Pistachios, Pesach, Jewish, Holiday, The Parish, Fruit, Nuts, Perbacco, Charoset, Italian Colors, Passover, Joyce Goldstein, Tasting Kitchen, Charoset Recipe, Taste News
Anneli Rufus

When Passover begins again next week, I will stage my millionth attempt to rescue some meaningful spark from its story -- this time, by exploring charoset as a glorious dish at once ancient and futuristic, traditional and infinitely adaptable.

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Is That Biblical Dog an Angel?

Michael Gilmour | Posted 08.20.2012 | Religion
Read More: Biblical Interpretation, Humor, Bible, Prayer, Septuagint, Angels, Hebrews, Apocrypha, Dogs, Lxx, Tobit, Religion News
Michael Gilmour

The charming and occasionally humorous Book of Tobit appears in the Greek Septuagint and has a place in the Roman Catholic and Orthodox canonical traditions. At the heart of the story is a journey.

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Facebook Friends And The Cloud Of Witnesses

Rev. Amy Ziettlow | Posted 09.05.2011 | Religion
Read More: Friendship, Aging, Gen X, Cloud of Witnesses, Hebrews, Facebook, Social Media, Friendship and Technology, Relationships and Technology, Resurrecting Friendship, Death and Dying, Christianity, Religion News
Rev. Amy Ziettlow

Like the disciple Thomas who doubts the resurrection of Jesus and needs to see the details to believe he is real, we scan our long lost friend's pages and wonder: Is this for real?

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Pharaohs Can't Celebrate Passover

Rabbi Michael Lerner | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Jews, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israelites, Passover Seder, Egypt, Palestinians, Hamas, Seder, Moses, Israel, American Jews, Passover 2009, Hebrews, Passover, World News
Rabbi Michael Lerner

Observing Passover, the holiday celebrating the liberation of Jewish slaves from Egypt roughly 3,200 years ago, has become a problem for many Jews this year.

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