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From Halloween to Hanukkah: Finding the Light in Every Mitzvah Student

November 1, 2026

  I have a confession to make. I’m a rabbi who loves Halloween! Not every rabbi shares my enthusiasm. Over the years, I’ve even debated colleagues who believe Jewish children shouldn’t celebrate Halloween, dress in costumes, or miss Hebrew school to go trick-or-treating. I’ve always seen things differently. Since I began teaching Hebrew school in […]

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Rep. Gabby Giffords Becomes a Bat Mitzvah in Arizona Ceremony

December 2, 2021

Gabby Giffords’ bat mitzvah was as joyous and tearful as you’d expect As former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords stood before the congregation of Temple Chaverim in Tucson, Ariz., and kissed her tallit, preparing to chant from the Torah for her bat mitzvah, Rabbi Stephanie Aaron placed her hand atop Giffords’ hand, her voice rising and […]

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