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Chilly Mornings, Warm Souls: Stories from the Prahran Winter Breakfast Artwork by: Nikita Zinoviev Written by: Vincent Chang The dawn had barely broken.
Celebration of Eid al-Fitr See the complete cartoon from above. by Saim Alam for KidSpirit's Rituals & Traditions issue. Eid al-Fitr means the celebration of the end of Ramadan and giving donations to those in need in …
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Six High Ideals "Rosh Ha-Shanah is a time for us to contemplate our highest ideals and our actual behavior. We make amends to ourselves, to one another, and to God for the gap." So writes Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artso…
"G" Is for Gratitude "It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” — David Steindl-Rast Say Thank You to a Tree Here in the Midwest, mid-November is a season of rauco…
Two Traditions: A Multitude of Symbols By Sanya Kochhar in the KidSpirit Numbers & Symbols issue. India is a composite culture, an amalgam of heirlooms left by the various civilizations, empires, and religions born here. Aside fro…
The Tree of Change By Hannah Schuett for KidSpirit's Reality and Perception Issue. In my culturally diverse family, I am exposed to many different customs in my day-to-day life, which has made me appreciate diverse…
Christmas and the Great Pregnancy During Advent, we wait for Christmas in the glow of burning candles: flames that stretch up into the darkness, as if in passionate plea. Our spirits burn, too, for we long for fresh manifestations o…
How a Prince, Snake Gods, and a Demon Changed My Life By Kushan V. Mehta As a child, every night before going to bed I would recite a few lines of prayer as my mother told me it would ensure good sleep.