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Like so many of you, I’m a working mom trying to juggle it all — my kid, my job, and, you know, my life. This year, during these most holy days, I was inspired to write a working parents’… version of the Ashamnu, an alphabetic acrostic of our collective transgressions, which is part of the public confession we recite during Yom Kippur. This year, 5779, I strive to acknowledge my wrongdoings, to do better by my little guy and my family, and to forgive myself and others more. For the sin of not acknowledging… >> Read More

rosh hashanah

5 Hacks for the Best Rosh Hashanah Ever

Beata Abraham

I can't help but wonder why Hallmark and the retail world at large haven't co-opted the Jewish New Year. True, while there may "only" be some 5 to 7 million Jews in the U.S. (depending on who's… counting), Rosh Hashanah is a particularly important holiday in the Jewish calendar. Many Jews spend Rosh Hashanah at synagogue, immersed in prayer, self-reflection, repentance, kicking off ten straight days of "awe." But it's a family holiday, too, usually celebrated at home with a big family dinner. So why aren't there any light-up shofars or tasteful Happy New… >> Read More

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18 Family-Friendly Ways to Celebrate the Jewish High Holidays in Baltimore

Kveller Staff

September is jam-packed this year. Between the kids heading back to school and the upcoming fall Jewish holidays, we know things are going to be hectic. To make things a bit easier, we’ve rounded… up the best, family-friendly ways to celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in the Baltimore area. There are outdoor holiday celebrations, apple picking, volunteer opportunities, and even a drumming circle. We’ve also put together a list of places with family-friendly Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services, where you can bring the kids to hear the… >> Read More

politics

Dreading My Facebook Memories From Election Day

Naomi Greenfield

Thanks — or no thanks — to Facebook’s “On This Day” feature, every day this past month, I’ve been reminded of memories that go straight from my computer screen to a pit in my… stomach. On this day last year, I was at the Hillary for America campaign headquarters in Manchester, New Hampshire, picking up a canvassing packet. On this day last year, I was with my 6-year-old daughter, waiting in line for four hours to see Hillary and Elizabeth Warren. And then one I woke up today: On… >> Read More

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The Jewish Holiday With a Surprising Lesson About Independence

Rachel Sharansky Danziger

When I was a child, Lag B'omer was one of my favorite holidays. We started preparing for the bonfire we had weeks in advance. My sister and I would head out on longer and longer scavenging strolls… through the neighborhood, developing stamina (and collecting blisters) as we climbed over walls and crawled under fences in search of dry wood. Then we marched home with our findings, sweaty, scratched, but puffed with pride. In between these walks, we spent hours devising ways to hide and guard our spoils from the older kids in… >> Read More

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