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Grey lay on the bed, eyes closed, and waited for the soft and silky Tamar with the delicate baby powder scent to join him. Though time and use had dulled some of his brightness, Grey hid his frayed edges and sucked in as best he could the stretch in his middle that had recently appeared. […]

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Candlelighting, Readings: Shabbat candles: 5:03 p.m. Torah: Exodus 21:1- 24:18 Haftarah: Jeremiah 34:8-22; 33:25-26 Havdalah: 6:04 p.m. ‘And these are the mishpatim [laws of moral justice] which you [Moses] shall set before Israel” [Exodus 21:1]. These opening words of our portion join together civil law with the Ten Commandments (from last week’s portion of Yitro), […]

The biggest surprise about New Zealand’s South Island is that there’s so much to do there. Honestly, it surprised me. New Zealand has a reputation as a land of sheep, mountains and little else when Peter Jackson and his Hobbit hordes aren’t filming. The capital, Auckland, is on the North Island, as is Wellington, site […]

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