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            <title><![CDATA[Hanukkah Song: Hanerot Hallalu]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/chanukah/a/hanukahanerot.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[After the reciting of the blessings over the lighting of the Chanukah candles, and the lighting of the new light for that night, the words of &quot;Hanerot Halalu&quot; are recited. The additional lights are lit as it is recited. &#10;&#10;]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Photos and Testimonies of Holocaust Survivors from Nir Galim, Israel]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/library/2_holocaust/testimonies/bl_1nirgalim.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Click on photos of Holocaust survivors to read their personal accounts of what happened to them during the Holocaust. These are Holocaust survivors from Moshav Nir Galim in Israel.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ask the Rabbi - Seven]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/library/3_askrabbi_o/bl_simmons_seven.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Rabbi Shraga Simmons answers a question about the number seven in Judaism.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tour Auschwitz]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/holocaust/ss/ausch_tour_6.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Auschwitz Crematorium]]></description>
            <category>religion</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Creative Jewish Baby Naming Ceremony]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/library/3_askrabbi_c/bl_babynaming_creative.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[How can I make my daughter's naming ceremony special?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic Jews]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/denominationsofjudaism/a/habad.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Hasidic Judaism is one movement within Haredi Judaism. The Hasidic movement is unique in its focus on the joyful observance of God&#146;s commandments (mitzvot), heartfelt prayer and boundless love for God and the world He created. Many ideas for Hasidism derived from Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah).]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hasidic Jews]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/denominationsofjudaism/a/hasid.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Hasidic Judaism is one movement within Haredi Judaism. The Hasidic movement is unique in its focus on the joyful observance of God&#146;s commandments (mitzvot), heartfelt prayer and boundless love for God and the world He created. Many ideas for Hasidism derived from Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah).]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hanukkah Song: Maoz Tzur]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/chanukah/a/hanukamaoztzur.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Maoz Tzur, which translates from the Hebrew as &quot;Rock of Ages&quot;, is traditionally sung after reciting Hanukkah blessings and kindling Hanukkah lights. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Death in Judaism]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/library/3_lifecycles/shiva/blshiva1.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[prayer shawl mourning period genesis 3 sanctity of man natural component: Death and Burial in Judaism.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Memorial at Belzec Death Camp]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/holocaustimages/ig/Holocaust-Sites-in-Poland.--CE/Memorial-at-Belzec-Death-Camp.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Belzec Death Camp is one of the world's largest grave sites as close half a million Jews were murdered there by the Nazis in 1942. The stones in this photos cover part of the symbolic mass grave containing authentic mass gravesites. The inscriptions bear the names of communities of the murder victims and dates creating a calendar of the crime. The trees witnessed one of humanity's greatest crimes.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Christmas versus Hanukkah]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/chanukah/a/han_interfaith.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In America today, interfaith marriages, interfaith families and Jewish children growing up in interfaith homes is a common reality. How do American interfaith families who are raising their children as Jews balance the celebrations of Christmas and Hanukkah? InterfaithFamily.com set out to answer this question in its annual December Holidays Survey.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bris - Why]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/bris/a/bris_2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Learn about Judaism's Bris, the Jewish ritual circumcision ceremony in which Jewish babies are named and become a part of the covenant with God.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hebrew Calendar]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/cs/hebrew/f/calendar_lunar.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[While the secular (also referred to as Gregorian) calendar is based on the earth's rotation around the sun, the Hebrew calendar calculates months according to the moon and years according to the sun. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Photos of Jerusalem&#039;s Old City]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/jerusalem/ss/oldcity_people_5.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Enjoy a virtual tour through the Old City of Jerusalem. View photos of the people of Jerusalem's Old City.  ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Playing Dreidel]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/chanukahhowtos/ht/dreidel.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Step-by-step instructions on how to play the Hanukkah game of dreidel.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Calendar 2010-2011]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/holidays/a/cal_10hol.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This 2010-2011 Jewish Holiday Calendar contains the dates of, as well as links to information about, all the Jewish Holidays - Rosh HaShana, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah, Chanukah, Tu B'Shvat, Purim, Passover, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israel's Memorial Day, Israel's Independence Day, Lag B'Omer Shavuot, Ninth of B'Av Tisha B'Av.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Jewish Jokes - Short Jewish Jokes]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/library/2_humor/bldef-joke_shortjokes.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[jewish jokes jewish husband jewish mothers mohel minyan: Glossary of Jewish Jokes]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kosher Turkey Challah Stuffing]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/thanksgivingrecipes/r/turkeywstuffing.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Celebrate the All-American fress festival with Jewish flair, by stuffing your kosher Thanksgiving turkey with challah.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chicken Pot Pie]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/sukkotrecipes/r/chicken_potpie.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Chicken pot pie is a great way to use chicken left-over from making soup. I use filo dough so the recipe is &quot;easy&quot;, and I use pareve margarine to make the recipe &quot;kosher.&quot;]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hanukkah Food Traditions]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/chanukah/a/hanukafood.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Why are fried and dairy food, such as potato pancakes (latkas, livivot) and doughnuts (soofganiot), traditionally eaten during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel Coloring Pages]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/israel/a/israel_color.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Print these Israel coloring pages, worksheets and games for your children. You can print Israeli flags and Israeli seals for your kids to color and hang on your door in honor of Israel's Memorial Day (Yom HaZikaron) and Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut). &#10;]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Introduction to Judaism - Judaism 101 Basics]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/library/3_intro/bl1_intro.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Introductory information about Judaism, including an Ask the Rabbi FAQ archive.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Jewish Thanksgiving]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/americanjewishthanksgivin/a/kaiser.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This Jewish Ceremony for Celebrating Thanksgiving was written by Robert Kaiser.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Simchat Bat]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/namingceremony/a/simchatbat.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[How are Jewish families today celebrating the births of their daughters? Does Judaism have naming ceremonies for baby girls like they have the bris for baby boys?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Unveiling Ceremony]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/cs/deathandmourning/f/unveiling_what.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[What is the unveiling ceremony.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ask the Rabbi - Reasons for Keeping Kosher]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/library/3_askrabbi_o/bl_simmons_kosherwhy.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Rabbi Shraga Simmons answers a question about why Jews keep kosher.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hanukkah Blessings]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/chanukah/qt/hanukablessings.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[These Hanukkah blessings are recited while lighting the Hanukkah Menorah. ]]></description>
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