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Rachel Kurland
The most recent ADL audit reported almost 2,000 anti-Semitic events in 2017. (Photo from public domain)
March 8, 2018, 2:50 pm
Anti-Semitic events in Pennsylvania almost doubled in 2017
The latest audit by the Anti-Defamation League recorded 96 incidents last year. Nationwide, there were almost 2,000 incidents.
By Rachel Kurland
The Reconstructionist movement will now be named Reconstructing Judaism. (Photo courtesy of Reconstructing Judaism)
February 1, 2018, 12:27 pm
Reconstructionist Judaism gets a rebrand
Leaders of the movement hope the new name — Reconstructing Judaism — will better represent the "essence" of what they do as a movement.
By Rachel Kurland
First lady Frances Wolf reads the Haggadah during the Seder. Photos by Celia Zizzi/Flickr
April 21, 2017, 7:40 pm
Passover seders the new norm at PA Governor’s Residence
By Rachel Kurland
The Wall of Rejection travels across the University of Pennsylvania campus on a whiteboard with wheels. Photo provided
March 23, 2017, 1:39 pm
If at first you don’t succeed, add it to the Wall of Rejection
By Rachel Kurland
Bernie Sanders supporters gather outside Philadelphia’s City Hall on the first day of the Democratic National Convention. Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
July 28, 2016, 3:16 pm
A fly (donkey?) on the wall: behind the scenes of the DNC
By Rachel Kurland
December 3, 2015, 6:01 pm
Chanukah FAQs for non-Jews: All I want for Christmas is Jew
By Rachel Kurland
Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook talk about recipes and food while walking through the streets of Israel. (Photo provided by Zahav) 
October 22, 2015, 4:30 pm
The golden age of Zahav, now available to home cooks
By Rachel Kurland
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