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A poem on counting the years with your grandchildren.
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Alchemy of Blessing

“I would like to bless us … To go naturally, and simply, and glowing on the face of the earth”

A Birthday Poem of Gratitude

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A mother discusses how her son’s Hebrew name was chosen and a special naming ceremony on his first birthday

naming a son on his first birthday

An article about the meaning of birthdays in Jewish tradition and how to make birthdays more meaningful, Jewishly

Birthdays, Jewishly

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