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Lithuania: Downloadable (free) Jewish heritage travel guide(s) to Lithuania - Jewish Heritage Europe Ashkenazi Jews, Kaunas Lithuania, Good Introduction, Jewish Heritage, Information Center, Travel Website, Cultural Experience, My Heritage, Vilnius

Planning a Jewish heritage trip to Lithuania? We'd like to draw your attention to a new, 50-page travel guide to Jewish Lithuania, published by the state tourism authority, that is available for free in print form at tourism offices but

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janet ghiandoni
Congregation Emunath Israel on West Twenty-third Street in New York City remained open 24 hours on D-Day (June 6, 1944) for special services and prayer. Jewish American Heritage Month, Piece Highlights, Jewish Heritage, Month Of May, Heritage Month, Classroom Resources, American Heritage, In America, Broadway Show Signs

The month of May is an opportunity for reflection on and commemoration of all that Jewish Americans have accomplished and contributed to U.S. history and culture. This piece highlights NEH projects and classroom resources for teaching about these experiences in America.

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Amanda Hollins
Mikveh: Jewish ritual immersion in water « oneClimbs.com Mikvah Judaism, Jewish Astethic, Judaism Aesthetic, Jewish Aesthetic, Sukkot Decorations, Jewish Lifestyle, Simchat Torah, Christian Baptism, Messianic Judaism

A recent post on Junior Ganymede mentions the ritual bath called a mikveh where Jews practiced ritual immersions in pools of water. The parallels to Christian baptism (which means to dip or immerse) are many. In both rituals the purpose of the immersion is a symbolic cleansing or refreshing. Ancient

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