The smallest group consists of three people, and when three people eat together - beyond the benefit and enjoyment they derive from the food, additional emotions are stirred in their souls, their meal ...

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I recently returned home from my 10th summer at URJ Camp Newman in Santa Rosa, Calif., where every year I spend two weeks on the faculty. At the end of every meal, the dining hall is filled with the ...

LOS ANGELES (JTA) — When it’s time to talk turkey, what do Jews have to say? There is little Jewish liturgy for Thanksgiving dinner; not even seconds. You could say ha’motze, the blessing over the ...

Q: Why does the blessing over bread exempt the other foods in a meal? A: There are two reasons for this: 1) Bead is the main part of a meal, and all the other foods are secondary to it. 2) ‘Bread’ is ...