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Exploring the Fall Holidays: Rosh Hashanah
Origins and early practices of Rosh Hashanah
Liz Levin
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1392
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September 29, 2022
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Rosh Hashanah
Blessing of Redemption: Emet v'Yatziv and Emet v'Emunah
Looking at the Emet v'Yatziv and the Emet v'Emunah, the blessings of redemption.
Liz Levin
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2275
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March 16, 2023
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Redemption
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Shema
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Truth
Exploring the Fall Holidays: Simchat Torah
Origins and early practices of Simchat Torah
Liz Levin
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1172
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October 3, 2022
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Hakhel
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Simchat Torah
Celebration: Yom Yerushalayim
Sources for the song Yerushalayim Shel Zahav
Liz Levin
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1861
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March 31, 2024
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Rabbi Akiva
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Yom Yerushalayim
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Yerushalayim Shel Zahav
Lag B'Omer: Celebration or Commemoration?
Is Lag B'Omer a holiday of celebration or commemoration?
Liz Levin
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944
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March 20, 2024
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Bonfire
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Rainbow
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Lag BaOmer
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Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai
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Rabbi Akiva
Celebration: Yom Ha'Atzma'ut
References and reflections on the Prayer for the State of Israel
Liz Levin
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1138
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March 6, 2024
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Yom HaAtzmaut
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Prayer
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Redemption
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Israel
Pesach, Matza, and Maror: A Story Through Food
What do the foods on the seder plate symbolize?
Liz Levin
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1368
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November 2, 2023
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Haggadah
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Passover
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Seder
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Food
Eilu Eser Makot & Dayenu: A Story of Numbers
Counting up the Ten Plagues and the 15 Ma'alot of Dayenu
Liz Levin
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1801
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December 21, 2023
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Ten Plagues
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Dayenu
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Haggadah
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Passover
Ma Nishtanah: The Story of the Four Questions
Where did the Four Questions come from? Have they always been the same? Why these four?
Liz Levin
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1831
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November 16, 2023
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Haggadah
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Four Questions
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Seder
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Passover
Commemoration: Yom HaZikaron
traditional texts that help frame modern Yom HaZikaron observances
Liz Levin
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1759
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February 28, 2024
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Yom Hazikaron
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Mourning
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Israeli National Holiday
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Silence
Commemoration: Yom HaShoah
How was a date chosen for Yom Hashoah? How is is observed?
Liz Levin
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1633
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January 31, 2024
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Israeli National Holiday
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Yom HaShoah
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Yizkor
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Remembering
Trees in Jewish Thought
3 examples of tree imagery in Jewish thought
Liz Levin
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1918
Views
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September 19, 2023
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Tree of Life
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Tu Bishvat
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Trees
What is Tu b'Shevat?
An exploration of the origins and development of Tu b'Shevat.
Liz Levin
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1224
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September 14, 2023
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History
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Tu B'Shvat
The Four Mitzvot (Commandments) of Purim
A source sheet combining objects from the National Library of Israel with text sources and guiding questions.
Not Published
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Liz Levin
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547
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March 14, 2022
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National Library of Israel
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Commandments
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Megillah
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Purim
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Mitzvot
Arami Oved Avi: Our Story in a Nutshell
Where does Arami Oved Avi come from, and why do we use it as our base text at the Seder?
Liz Levin
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2923
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December 19, 2023
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First Fruits
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Maggid
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Arami Oved Avi
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Haggadah
Avadim Hayinu: How Do We Tell Our Story?
What does it mean to "enlarge" the story? How do the 5 Rabbis in Bene Barak enlarge the story?
Liz Levin
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1826
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December 14, 2023
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Bene Barak
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Pesach
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Slaves
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Rabbi Akiva
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Haggadah
The Behemoth
textual sources for the Behemoth
Liz Levin
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1886
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October 11, 2023
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Behemoth
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Mythical Beasts
The Leviathan
textual sources for the Leviathan
Liz Levin
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2391
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October 11, 2023
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Mythical Beasts
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Leviathan
The Ziz (with bonus: The Shamir)
textual sources for the Ziz
Liz Levin
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2469
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October 10, 2023
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Mythical Beasts
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Ziz
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Shamir
The Amidah: Prayers of Thanksgiving
The closing prayers of the Amida
Liz Levin
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1340
Views
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August 9, 2023
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Amida
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