1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgJanice Hwanghttps://www.jta.org/author/jhwangThe Quintessential Jewish Mother - Jewish Telegraphic Agencyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="F3AWsydzR1"><a href="https://www.jta.org/2019/06/05/ny/the-quintessential-jewish-mother">The Quintessential Jewish Mother</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/2019/06/05/ny/the-quintessential-jewish-mother/embed#?secret=F3AWsydzR1" width="600" height="338" title="“The Quintessential Jewish Mother” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="F3AWsydzR1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The month of May featured the holiday of Mother’s Day, beloved to families throughout the United States (and to florists, who do a landmark business that day). The month of June begins with the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, celebrating the giving of the Torah to the Israelites at Mount Sinai (and celebrated by merchants who […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315