My son’s school is celebrating Tu B’shvat this year by handing out dried fruit and planting trees, teaching the kids about caring for the environment. Is caring about the environment a “contemporary” Jewish value? Or is there a traditional basis for it too?
Read MoreMy Orthodox buddy told me at the gym the other day that he’s going to be fasting one day this week. Is it true that Orthodox Jews fast a few times a year besides for Yom Kippur? What’s so Jewish about fasting?
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