Rachel Pomerance Berl
By Rachel Pomerance Berl
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Culture Maybe It’s Time We Reconsidered ‘Dayenu’
In a matter of days, Jews around the world will erupt in the familiar, if irritating, tune of “Dayenu.” Maybe that chorus, a strident battery of notes that sound wrong even when they’re hit right, can explain how the title of a song meant to inspire gratitude has been co-opted into the Yiddish canon of…
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Culture What You Shouldn’t Expect When You’re Expecting (and Jewish)
The 20-week ultrasound, the one where you get to see the most detailed image yet of your baby-to-be, is, for many, a time of exquisite exhilaration and wonder at the feat of physics that can capture the contours of your roughly 9-ounce bundle of joy. But as I lay on the table, watching brain quadrants…
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