Category Archives: Religious Celebrations

Rosh Hashanna

Happy New Year! A little late! I did celebrate. But I wanted to share two things. 1) The traveling rabbi who comes to your office to blow the shofar! 2) This poster. I think it’s over the top cool. May … Continue reading

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Religion and culture

This post from Andrew Sullivan’s blog reminded me of a discussion in class today about the similarities between religions. Sullivan quotes from a blog by Thoreau (no not that one): In a report on Indonesia, the Economist makes the interesting … Continue reading

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Honey cake for the first day of school

May our learning be sweet this semester. When I was introduced to the ritual, the honey cake was carved out in the shape of a Hebrew letter – that my learning for the school year would be sweet. Since the … Continue reading

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Re-enacting Good Friday

Ouch!

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Good Friday photos

From LA Times, some cool photos on Good Friday in LA and beyond.

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