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Doing it Green: A Bat Mitzvah Fished from the Recycling Binnew

Two days before Sadie Rapp was set to lead the Chapel Hill Kehillah’s congregation and celebrate her bat mitzvah, her transition to Jewish adulthood, the Rapp’s house was full of repurposed garbage.
INDY Week  |  Joe Schwartz  |  12-31-2009  |  Culture

Matzo Maven: Pondering the Passover Paradoxnew

To my mind, the point of Passover isn't deprivation but difference -- not just between this week and every other week but, more importantly, between oppression and liberation. What makes the holiday all the more powerful is that we observe it so personally, in the minutiae of our daily lives.
Seven Days  |  Ruth Horowitz  |  04-21-2008  |  Religion

Hanukkah Outrocks Christmasnew

This year's Hanukkah could beat out the Christmas competition in New York, thanks to a burgeoning wave of musicians recording and performing individual takes on Jewish identity.
The Village Voice  |  Elena Oumano  |  12-27-2005  |  Profiles & Interviews

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