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  • Vigil in Washington, D.C. for the Pittsburgh massacre at Tree of Life synagogue
    Vigil in Washington, D.C. for the Pittsburgh massacre at Tree of Life synagogue
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    Songs of Mourning

    Shabbat candles at havdalah and havdalah candles to commemorate death. It’s all wrong.

    byIlana Marcus
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    A Real Spiritual High: Welcome to Denver’s Cannabis Havdalah

    Weed, now legal, finds its place in Jewish ritual

    byRebecca Spence
  • (Photoillustration Tablet Magazine; original photo Shutterstock)
    (Photoillustration Tablet Magazine; original photo Shutterstock)
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    When the Rabbis Got Together for Shabbat Dinner, Drama—and Law—Ensued

    In the Talmud, examples of real-life rabbinic behavior and the intensely personal nature of lawmaking

    byAdam Kirsch
  • (Photoillustration Tablet Magazine, original photo Shutterstock)
    (Photoillustration Tablet Magazine, original photo Shutterstock)
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    Brake for Children

    I’ve become the overscheduling parent I hate. But Shabbat, havdalah in particular, can slow kids down.

    byMarjorie Ingall
  • A braided Havdalah candle.(Bracha for the light. by Alexander Smolianitski; some rights reserved.)
    A braided Havdalah candle.(Bracha for the light. by Alexander Smolianitski; some rights reserved.)
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    Saturday Night Fever

    Why some families are opting for havdalah bar or bat mitzvah services

    byJordana Horn
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