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28 Aug

Mikveh Immersion Therapy

Sheep bleating to the side, a small crescent moon above us, signals the fourth night of the month of Elul as it sinks into a darkening sky over our small campfire. A few people stuff the flames with papers and twigs...

23 Jul

Date Night

by Naomi Baine Originally published on the Mayyim Hayyim Blog My husband and I go to the mikveh together. It may not be common, but for us, it’s great. Here’s […]

21 Jul

Ode to Spontaneous Selves

It was fall the first time I asked my mom if I looked handsome, about halfway through my process of becoming Jewish. It’s hard to forget a moment like that—something shifts.

21 Jul

Pure Faith: How a Teenage Boy Found Judaism

Faith without rationale is the basis of religion. And so it began when my son Michael, at 12, came to me and said he wanted to be Jewish. At first, I thought Michael’s interest in Judaism might pass, as was the case with fencing and acting. However, Michael was insistent.