Get excited because the Jewish response to Halloween, Purim, is almost here and we get to eat Hamantaschen! What are hamantaschen? Triangle-shaped cookies, that just so happen to remind us of the biblical villain, Haman. Growing…
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I…like millions of people I’m sure, hate Valentines Day. I know that’s an intense way to describe a holiday meant to commemorate the love we share for our family, and friends, but “hate” is the…
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Dry, from overly air-conditioned Las Vegas casino, my eyes struggled to make sense of the slow-moving hands on the dealer’s watch. “What time is it?” I asked, swallowing whatever remnant saliva I could muster up…
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According to my mother, going over to someone’s house empty-handed is a major infraction. One punishable by death! Or at the very least a smack on the tuchus and a lifetime of guilt. So this…
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I’ve been to Israel twice now: when I was eight years old, and just recently with Honeymoon Israel. As you can imagine, with a nearly three-decade gap between visits, the highlights of the first trip…
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Part 1 of 4 Part 1: Motion Sickness Part 2: “Jew eat?…No. Jew?” Part 3: So Gay Sorbet with Grandma Shirley Part 4: Adulthood Begins: The UCLA Dorms “Life lesson: The past will never change…
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Part 2 of 3 Part 1: Outgrowing the Closet Part 2: The Closet Didn’t Get Smaller Part 3: How Jenny McCarthy Saved My Life Krackle was the third roommate. He was tall, more than six feet,…
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I can’t remember the moment I first fell in love with the flavor of almond extract. My earliest memories go back to loving the quintessential red maraschino cherry I’d find on the top of an…
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