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Being a Jew in C-U: The People in Your Neighborhood

This past weekend, I was home in Chicago's northern suburbs running some errands and shopping with my mom. Inevitably, I fielded the question: "There are Jews in Champaign-Urbana?"

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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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Poll of the Day: What’s Your Parenting Style?

In this just-for-fun, anonymous, very unscientific poll, we want to know: What's your parenting style?

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Being a Jew in C-U: Off to Church I Go

Recently I went to church. OK, I can't believe I just wrote that sentence. More accurately, I went to a baptism that just happened to be in a church. Of course, because that's where baptisms usually take place.

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