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It Gets Better: Sukkot Edition

By bspringer | September 30, 2010

As I sat down to write today’s post, I had intended to write on The Social Network and two excellent blog posts from Marc Tracy and Danielle Berrin on the new movie about Facebook creator, super-Jew and world’s youngest billionaire Mark Zuckerberg. But I couldn’t bring myself to do it. There was something far heavier…

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The Perfect Sukkot Activity

By ckessler | September 28, 2010

is apple picking! Or at least that’s what I think. On Sunday, I went apple picking at Triple B Farms in Monongahela, Pa. which is about 45 minutes from Pittsburgh on winding roads that caution you: “Winding Road Next 1 3/4 miles”. I appreciated the heads up, as I was driving the tiny but formidable…

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Egypt 5770 (Part I)

By meuriarte | February 24, 2010

Rob, Hannah and I took turns posing in front of the “Welcome to Egypt” sign as we crossed the border.  We were on break for Sukkot and thought the best way to celebrate the exodus from Egypt was to visit Egypt. At the last of four checkpoints, the three of us conferred and decided not…

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