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Being a Jew in C-U: Kugelicious

Kugel certainly is one of the Official Foods of the Jewish People™. Why else would it have its own Wikipedia entry?

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Being a Jew in C-U: Everything Has Its Season

Saturday night marks the start of the celebration of Purim, a not-as-well-known yet incredibly fun Jewish holiday. It has all the elements of a fun time for a 4-year-old, including dressing up and getting gifts.

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Being a Jew in C-U: Jewdar

Living in Champaign-Urbana for - for oh, almost long enough for me to celebrate another bat mitzvah of sorts - has not diminished my Jewdar in the least. In fact, it has strengthened.

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Being a Jew in C-U: Higher Education

We're talking preschools here this month on chambanamoms.com, and wow, what a touchy subject that can be. Especially when it comes to religion. When I started looking at preschools for my eldest daughter, I was astounded that so many of them were either sponsored by churches or located within churches.

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Being a Jew in C-U: From Maxwell Street to Neil Street

This past weekend, Chicago's Maxwell Street Klezmer Band performed at Krannert Center. Twenty-two years ago, they also performed at my Bat Mitzvah.

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