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Category: Blessings

Words over Wine

(Why do people make declarations over wine? February 2021)

Published February 28, 2021
Categorized as Blessings, Holidays, Passover, Sabbath Tagged Kiddush, wine

Bananas—For blessing, not for slapstick, even on Purim

(Botanical basis of the blessing said before eating a banana; March 2008)

Published August 20, 2008
Categorized as Blessings, Purim Tagged banana, Blessings, Purim

Mushrooms—Selfish, helpful, and rocket fuel

(Mushrooms in halacha, kabbalah, social criticism, and biology; March 2008)

Published August 20, 2008
Categorized as Blessings Tagged Blessings, mushrooms
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