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# Your Ritual Guide
Explore more ways to celebrate Jewish holidays and use rituals to mark meaningful moments and milestones and stay current on Recustom's happenings and updates in our blog.
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[Holidays](https://learn.recustom.com/tag/holidays), [Hanukkah](https://learn.recustom.com/tag/hanukkah), [Interfaith](https://learn.recustom.com/tag/interfaith), [How-To](https://learn.recustom.com/tag/how-to)
## [How to Light the Hanukkah Menorah: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners](https://learn.recustom.com/how-to-light-the-hanukkah-menorah-a-step-by-step-guide-for-beginners)
The most central ritual of Hanukkah is lighting the menorah–it is the Festival of Lights after all! ...
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[Holidays](https://learn.recustom.com/tag/holidays), [kid-friendly](https://learn.recustom.com/tag/kid-friendly), [Hanukkah](https://learn.recustom.com/tag/hanukkah), [Family](https://learn.recustom.com/tag/family)
## [The Ultimate Guide to Kid-Friendly Hanukkah Activities: Fun Ideas for Families and Educators](https://learn.recustom.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-kid-friendly-hanukkah-activities-fun-ideas-for-families-and-educators)
Hanukkah is a time of joy, celebration, and family togetherness. While it’s not a major holiday in J...
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## [Crushing Chrismukkah: How to Navigate the Holidays as an Interfaith Family](https://learn.recustom.com/crushing-chrismukkah-how-navigate-the-holidays-as-an-interfaith-family)
Tree or no tree? Gifts or no gifts? Egg nog or egg cream? The holiday season can be a stressful time...
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[](https://learn.recustom.com/how-to-have-a-jewish-thanksgiving)
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## [How to have a Jewish Thanksgiving](https://learn.recustom.com/how-to-have-a-jewish-thanksgiving)
While Thanksgiving is technically a secular holiday, there are strong connections between Judaism an...
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## [Caring for Yourself in the Lead Up and Aftermath of Election Day](https://learn.recustom.com/caring-for-yourself-in-the-lead-up-and-aftermath-of-election-day)
No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, the emotions and stress leading up to Tuesday's ...
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## [Marking the Anniversary of October 7](https://learn.recustom.com/marking-the-anniversary-of-october-7)
By Eileen Levinson, Founder and Executive Director
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[](https://learn.recustom.com/radical-rituals-for-the-high-holidays)
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## [Radical Rituals for the High Holidays](https://learn.recustom.com/radical-rituals-for-the-high-holidays)
A few months ago, we began our first-ever Radical Rituals Fellowship Program for Jewish individuals ...
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[](https://learn.recustom.com/what-are-simanim)
[High Holidays](https://learn.recustom.com/tag/high-holidays)
## [What are Simanim?](https://learn.recustom.com/what-are-simanim)
Simanim are symbolic foods that are traditionally added to your Rosh Hashanah table spread. Eating t...
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[](https://learn.recustom.com/meet-the-facilitators-of-our-2024-high-holiday-learning-cohorts)
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## [Meet the facilitators of our 2024 Learning Cohorts!](https://learn.recustom.com/meet-the-facilitators-of-our-2024-high-holiday-learning-cohorts)
We're so excited to bring you a new way to interact and engage with the Recustom community for the H...
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[](https://learn.recustom.com/welcoming-elul)
[High Holidays](https://learn.recustom.com/tag/high-holidays), [Elul](https://learn.recustom.com/tag/elul)
## [Welcoming Elul](https://learn.recustom.com/welcoming-elul)
Elul is a special time–it’s the last month on the Hebrew calendar, leading up to the Jewish High Hol...
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## [Rosh Hashanah for Animals](https://learn.recustom.com/rosh-hashanah-for-animals)
The first day of the month of Elul happens to coincide with Rosh haShanah le-Behemah, or the Jewish ...
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[](https://learn.recustom.com/setting-seder-intentions)
[Holidays](https://learn.recustom.com/tag/holidays), [Passover](https://learn.recustom.com/tag/passover), [Seder](https://learn.recustom.com/tag/seder)
## [Setting Seder Intentions](https://learn.recustom.com/setting-seder-intentions)
Times are challenging, and gathering a group of people with inquisitive minds — and potentially wide...
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[](https://learn.recustom.com/building-resilience-through-stories)
## [Building Resilience Through Stories](https://learn.recustom.com/building-resilience-through-stories)
Judaism is a religion of stories. But how do those stories help us become more resilient?
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[](https://learn.recustom.com/celebrate-shavuot-from-the-comfort-of-home)
[Holidays](https://learn.recustom.com/tag/holidays), [Shavuot](https://learn.recustom.com/tag/shavuot)
## [Celebrate Shavuot From the Comfort of Home](https://learn.recustom.com/celebrate-shavuot-from-the-comfort-of-home)
What do cheesecake and art have in common? They are both ways to celebrate the beginning of Shavuot ...
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[](https://learn.recustom.com/5-tips-for-hosting-a-kid-friendly-seder)
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## [5 Tips for Hosting a Kid-Friendly Seder](https://learn.recustom.com/5-tips-for-hosting-a-kid-friendly-seder)
Whether you're a grandparent, parent, or friend who’s hosting kids this year, here are five ways to ...
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## Mix-and-match
Explore content in our extensive library and pull it
together into your own Jewish ritual booklet that
honors and recognizes whatever life has brought
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