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Just this morning I was chatting with my neighbor about this festival and wondering about the origins of the Driedl! Thisi email is definitely a NES for me!

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❤️💯

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As I've said before, I think you are such a very good writer!

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I knew some of this, but not all — had no idea how recent the tradition of gelt (real, not chocolate) is. Shared with my family.

It's ironic that the holiday celebrating a war against assimilation is today the most assimilated of the Jewish holidays (in the US, at least).

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Yasher koach, once again!

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Tal, I freaking love it when you write about religion. There's nothing bad about knowing the true origins of our traditions.

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Talia, what a delightful, insightful, generous-hearted writer you are!

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