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            <title><![CDATA[Rocks on Graves - Conservative Judaism]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/library/3_askrabbi_c/bl_gravesrocks.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner explains why Jews put rocks on graves.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Roasted Asparagus]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/thanksgivingrecipes/r/asparagus.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[I just discovered how easy it is to roast vegetables, and how healthy and tastey the roasted vegetables are for my family to eat. Roasted asparagus is the perfect vegetable to serve with your kosher Thanksgiving turkey.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rosh Hashanah Cheat Sheet]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/roshhashana/a/shana_ten.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This list of the ten most important things to know about the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah will be helpful to non-Jews interested in Judaism as well as Jews who want to refresh their knowledge about their Jewish heritage.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ask the Rabbi - Shema Prayer]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/library/3_askrabbi_o/bl_simmons_shema.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Rabbi Shraga Simmons answers a question about the Shema Prayer.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Corn Bread (Parve)]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/thanksgivingrecipes/r/bread_corn.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving without corn bread doesn't feel complete. This pareve (non-dairy) corn bread can be served right along side a kosher turkey. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Apple Crisp]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/thanksgivingrecipes/r/applecrisp.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[If you want to serve an easy-to-make, pareve (non-dairy) and delicious dessert, try this recipe for apple crisp.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pumpkin Apple Tart]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/thinkfallthinkpumpkin/r/pumpkinapptart.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Pumpkin Apple Tart, a &quot;Think Fall - Think Pumpkin&quot; recipe from Word of Mouth Catering, will supply the perfect ending to any autumn celebration.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweet Carrot Tzimmes]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/roshhashanarecipes/r/tzimmes.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Tzimmes is an eastern European recipe for honey baked carrots. Some tzimmes recipes add prunes, sweet potatoes or even meat to the sweet carrots. It is traditional to eat tzimmes on the Jewish New Year, Rosh HaShana. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Did Jesus celebrate Hanukkah?]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/interfaithissues/f/hanukkah_jesus.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Did Jesus celebrate Hanukkah?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Spinach Dip for Vegetables]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/thanksgivingrecipes/r/spinachdip.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This spinach dip can be served, along with fresh vegetables, as an appetizer on Thanksgiving. It is pareve (non-dairy), so it can be followed immediately by the turkey.  ]]></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[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[Should Jews Celebrate]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/americanjewry/a/thanksgiving.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Some Jews ask if it is okay for them to celebrate Thanksgiving. In response, this article explains why it is both permissable and appropriate for Jews to celebrate Thanksgiving. ]]></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[Passover Story - Red Sea or Sea of Reeds]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/library/3_askrabbi_o/bl_simmons_pesachredsea.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In the Passover story, did the Jews walk through the Red Sea or the Sea of Reeds?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweet Potato Kugal]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/thanksgivingrecipes/r/kugal_swtpotato.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Serve pareve Sweet Potato Kugal along with your kosher turkey to give your American Thanksgiving meal a Jewish flavor.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Second Temple]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/daysofmourning/f/temple2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Second Temple, a reconstruction of Jerusalem's First Temple, stood between 515 BCE and 70 CE.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Creamy, Sweet Peas]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/roshhashanarecipes/r/peas_sweetcream.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This simple recipe comes from my mother-in-law. I treasure any recipe that gets my kids to &quot;eat green.&quot; Although it is made from cream, a pareve cream can be used so the side is isn't dairy and can be served with meat. This is the perfect side dish for a Shabbat or Rosh HaShana meal.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Cup Elijah]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/passove1/f/elijah_why.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner explains why there is a cup of wine for Elijah during the Passover Seder.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Traveler&#039;s Prayer]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/cs/hebrew/f/prayer_travel.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[What is the Traveler's Prayer recited by Jews before they go on a trip. ]]></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[When is Hanukkah 2008?]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/chanukah/qt/when08han.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[When is Hanukkah 2008? Find dates for Hanukkah for this and upcoming years, information about the Jewish Festival of Lights, dates of other Jewish holidays, and information about the Hebrew calendar.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Instructions in Eight Steps]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/cs/chanukahgeneral/ht/hol_chan_light.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[These instructions explain how to light the Hanukkah Menorah (Chanukiah). ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[First Temple]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/daysofmourning/f/temple1.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The First Temple, built in the tenth century BCE by King Solomon, served as the religious and national center of the Israelites, until it was destroyed in 586 BCE by the Babylonians.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hebrew Calendar]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/hebrewcalendar/a/hebcal.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[Purim Customs]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/purim/a/purimcustoms.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Learn about the customs of the Jewish holiday of Purim - megillah reading, Purim meal, hamantashen, food baskets, gifts for the poor, costumes and carnivals.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hanukkah Coloring Pages]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/chanukah/a/han_kidspages.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Print these Hanukkah coloring pages, worksheets and games for your children, so they'll be busy and happy while you wrap gifts, cook latkas and organize your Hanukkah party. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What Is a Shofar?]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/holidays/a/whatisashofar.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The shofar is a Jewish instrument most often made from a ram&#146;s horn, though it can also be made from the horn of a sheep or goat. It makes a trumpet-like sound and is traditionally blown on Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish New Year. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The First Book of Maccabees]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/chanukah/f/bookmaccabees.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[What is The First Book of Maccabees? ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Conservative Judaism]]></title>
            <link>http://judaism.about.com/od/conservativejudaism/a/conservative.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Conservative Judaism generally accepts the binding nature of Jewish Law (halakhah), but believes that the Law should change and adapt, absorbing aspects of the predominant culture while remaining true to Judaism's values.]]></description>
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