Traditionally, in Judaism, there’s a ceremony for baby boys, held on the 8th day after birth – a brit milah (a “bris”), or covenant of circumcision. It encompasses both a ritual circumcision, along with a formal baby naming/Judaic…

All sorts of Haggadot (the book describing the Passover Seder) I’ve used or liked over the years are up at: http://averbuch.net/pesach – a friend wanted these, so I posted.

All copyright the writers, as described within each haggadah.…

Joelle and I have been taking an Introduction to Islam class that the local Hillel (Jewish Student Center) has been offering.

As part of the class, we visited a local mosque last weekend with our instructor (a Master’s student in…