Category Archives: Chaggim/Holidays

Shavuot Reflections

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

by Rabbi David Lerner I was pretty nervous – I had never been “in” a mikveh – not to mention, it was the night before my wedding! As my father and I drove up to the mikveh that Saturday night, … Continue reading →

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Rooted

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

By Nina Stewart, Mayyim Hayyim Administrative Assistant This past Sunday, Earth Day, New England was soaked in a heavy rain that provided much-needed respite from a three-months-long drought. As a Southern transplant, I am still awestruck by the slowness that … Continue reading →

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Counting Up

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

Written by Aliza Kline, Founding Executive Director of Mayyim Hayyim It’s hard to believe—but I am now beginning the last nine weeks of this extraordinary 10-month sabbatical in Israel. Pesach is vacation time for every Israeli family with school-age children. … Continue reading →

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Conversion by Proxy

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

by Carrie Bornstein, Acting Executive Director When I first saw the headlines about Anne Frank’s posthumous baptism, I thought it odd, to say the least. Days later, the news came about Daniel Pearl. Thankfully the Mormon Church later released this … Continue reading →

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A Hanukkah Message

Posted on December 26, 2011 by

Written by Aliza Kline, Executive Director of Mayyim Hayyim        Chag Urim Sameach! Happy Hanukkah! The other night we lit our first candles and our girls, Ela (7.5), Gila (5) and Nomi (2.5), along with new Israeli friends, sang their little … Continue reading →

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Spread Over Us the Shelter of Your Peace

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

Written by Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein Another version of this post was first published on the Academy for Jewish Religion website. Sitting in a private bathroom stall on Rosh Hashanah at my synagogue, I notice a sign for a hotline for … Continue reading →

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This Woman’s Work

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

Written by Adrienne Query-Fiss Shalom Bayit, a “peaceful home,” is one of the key philosophies of an observant Jewish household. For a married couple, it’s a dance of give-and-take, an ideal relationship not just to one’s spouse, but to the … Continue reading →

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An Unexpected Experience at the Mikveh

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Written by Deena Blau I was fortunate to learn about Anita Diamant’s dream of a modern mikveh long before it came to fruition.  Her enthusiasm was infectious and I awaited our new mikveh with curiosity and excitement. When Mayyim Hayyim … Continue reading →

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The Days of Awe

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

Written by Lisa Berman, Education Center Director at Mayyim Hayyim I know this is not a popular sentiment, and I’m a little nervous to even admit it here— but, I hate fall. I am a summer girl through and through. … Continue reading →

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Judaism’s Dark Day

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

Written by Elisheva Baskin Tisha b’Av, the ninth day in the Hebrew calendar month of Av, is Judaism’s “dark day.” Ironically, it comes in mid- to end of the summer, when the days are long and the sun shines bright. … Continue reading →

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