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Tag: Rachel
A Cheshvan Reading List
After the whirlwind of Tishrei, here is a calming reading list to help reflect and recenter.
Jaime Herndon
November 11, 2025
Daily Living
Every Day
Birkat Yeladim: Blessing Children
Read more on how to preform Birkat Yeladim, the blessing over our children, and where the blessing and practice come from.
Reena Bromberg Gaber
January 31, 2024
Blessings
Erev Shabbat
Dinah: An Unexpected Trans Story
Based on rabbinic midrash from tractate Berakhot, Dinah can be read either as a trans woman or, as this piece argues, a closeted trans man.
Saffron Mala Kaplan
December 8, 2023
Parashat Vayishlach
Parashat Vayishlach Dvar Torah
