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CLAL Faculty, Saying Goodbye to a Beloved Pet

CLAL Faculty, On Moving into a New Home

CLAL Faculty, Completing the Study of Something Important

CLAL Faculty, Writing an Ethical Will

CLAL Faculty, Quitting Smoking

CLAL Faculty, Upon Awakening

CLAL Faculty, Blessing Children

CLAL Faculty, Volunteering

CLAL Faculty, From Mourning into Life

CLAL Faculty, Wearing a Tallit for the First Time

CLAL Faculty, Traveling

CLAL Faculty, Leaving for College

CLAL Faculty, Changing Fate

CLAL Faculty, Donating Food and Clothing

CLAL Faculty, Finishing an Important Book

CLAL Faculty, Burying a Pet

CLAL Faculty, Receiving Requests for Contributions

CLAL Faculty, Moving Out of Mourning and Back into Life

CLAL Faculty, Saying Grace after Meals with Guests of Different Faiths

CLAL Faculty, Preparing Mishloach Manot

CLAL Faculty, Removing Chametz

CLAL Faculty, Counting the Omer

CLAL Faculty, Bringing Home a New Pet

CLAL Faculty, Receiving Guests

CLAL Faculty, Hearing of a Death

CLAL Faculty, Eating

CLAL Faculty, Guiding Our Growing Children Toward Independence…

CLAL Faculty, Donating Food and Clothing

CLAL Faculty, Creating Opportunities, Opening Doors

CLAL Faculty, Preparing Ourselves to do Sacred Work

CLAL Faculty, Healing Relationships

CLAL Faculty, Seeing Natural Wonders

CLAL Faculty, Washing Our Hands

CLAL Faculty, Ending a Relationship

CLAL Faculty, Dancing with the Torah

CLAL Faculty, Celebrating a Private Miracle

CLAL Faculty, Lighting the Menorah 

CLAL Faculty, Rededicating Your Home on Chanukah

CLAL Faculty, Building a Pluralist Jewish Community

CLAL Faculty, Praying for What We Need

CLAL Faculty, Spring Cleaning the Soul for Pesach

CLAL Faculty, Celebrating Rosh Chodesh

CLAL Faculty, Keeping A Sense Of Home When You Are On The Road

CLAL Faculty, Building a Sukkah

CLAL Faculty, Shaking the Lulav & Etrog

CLAL Faculty, Taking Down the Sukkah

CLAL Faculty, Dancing with the Torah (on Simchat Torah)

CLAL Faculty, Searching for the Afikoman

CLAL Faculty, Counting the Omer

CLAL Faculty, Casting Away Our Sins (Tashlich)

CLAL Faculty, Hearing the Shofar




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