The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Alex Edelman, a comedian, recalls his family’s one-night fling with Christmas — undertaken as a mitzvah for a non-Jewish friend.
Category: Religion and Belief
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A Look Inside New York’s Swirling Kaleidoscope of Faiths
The New York Times – Travel:
The city is home to some of the most spiritually and culturally diverse areas in the world. Here are some of them.
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Why More People, Jewish and Not, Are Embracing Shabbat
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
After pandemic separation and a recent surge in antisemitism, more young people — Jewish and not — seem to be celebrating the sabbath.
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American Rituals
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Stories of belief from across the nation, where faith takes many forms.
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In Search of a Lost Spain
The New York Times – Travel:
In the southern part of the country, churches and streets hold the remnants of eight centuries of Islamic rule.
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Exploring Spain’s Arab Influence
The New York Times – Travel:
Exploring the country’s Arab influence is an impossibly romantic journey, involving palaces with intricate geometric designs, castles and grand mosques reconfigured by Christians into cathedrals.
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‘It’s My Tradition Too’: Oberammergau’s Centuries-Old Passion Play Evolves
The New York Times – Travel:
After a two-year pandemic delay, villagers in the German town of Oberammergau are once again re-enacting the story of Jesus’s life and death, with some changes.
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National Endowment for the Humanities Announces $31.5 Million in Grants
The New York Times – Film:
The third round of funding for the year will support 226 projects across the country.
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‘Faith’ Review: Training to Fight Demons at a Monastery
The New York Times – Film:
Valentina Pedicini’s final documentary tracks the “Warriors of Light” — their leader, and their monks and mothers, in Italy.