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My mother had four other Muriels in her class in junior high. It’s a name of its era. With few exceptions, any other Muriel I met has been a year older or younger than my mother. The name is of Gaelic origin and was common in medieval England and again in the mid-19th century, then […]

At this time of year, every evening after nightfall, Jews take a moment to bless the counting of the Omer, mentioning which day we are on within the 49-day continuum between the second night of Passover and Shavuot. Not only are we counting up, we are counting toward. There is a growth, a gestation, an […]

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