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Faye Avrunin Hurvitz ז“ל

Posted on 2009/06/29 by davka

…from the archives (with minor updat­ing), repost­ed on what would be her 4th Yahrtzeit 21st of Tevet 5674 — 8th of Tam­muz 5765 Decem­ber 20 1913 (the win­ter sol­stice) — July 14, 2005 Our moth­er, Faye Hurvitz, died July 14, 2005 (8th … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Why Wine?

Posted on 2009/04/17 by davka

[cross post­ed at the Jew and the Car­rot]. At Pesach we drink a lot of wine. Why is it called the sym­bol of our joy? In an arid envi­ron­ment, wine can be seen a method of preser­va­tion. If you do not live or … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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