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Why I Sat Shiva for My Brother, Who Wasn't Jewish

Elizabeth Rothstein

When my brother Jerry died, the questions were not just where to sit shiva or for how long. They were more fundamental: Should I sit shiva for my non-Jewish brother at all?

How Can We Deal with the So-Called "December Dilemma"?

Rabbi Jeffrey Goldwasser

The challenges and contradictions of being a Jew in America are never more obvious than in the month of December. Christmas is unavoidable from before Thanksgiving until well after New Year's. Every year, I wonder how much I should participate in the hoopla