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Birthstones, the gemstones associated with each month of the year, have enchanted humanity for centuries. Beyond their ...

Take your garnet, amethyst, aquamarine, diamond, emerald, pearl, peridot, opal, sapphire, ruby, turquoise or topaz birthstone ...

This peaceful enclave is deep within the Moroccan walled city—but still close to all the shopping, museums, and UNESCO sites.

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Here's a guide to January's stone, including its namesake, history and more. Garnet is January's birthstone. Its name derives from the medieval Latin "granatus," meaning "pomegranate," according ...

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(JTA) — Games of dreidel and the consumption of potato latkes and jelly donuts might obscure the deeper meanings of Hanukkah that Americans — Jews and non-Jews — need this year more than ...