In a season of glowing menorahs and sizzling latkes, Hanukkah brings eight days of light, joy, and tradition to Jewish homes around the world. But how did this holiday of miracles and resilience ...
It’s rare for Passover to start on a Saturday night. But it does present an opportunity to reflect on two epic events of the Jewish calendar. The first is the Passover Seder itself, arguably one of ...
Hanukkah is not the Jewish Christmas. Articles and op-eds in newspapers remind readers of that fact every year, lamenting that the Jewish Festival of Lights has almost become an imitation of the ...
Why do people choose a particular religion? Maud, a 46-year-old television journalist who has been drawn to spirituality ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jewish people across the world will be celebrating the holiday Purim this week. Purim, celebrated every year on the 14th of the Hebrew month Adar, begins on the night of Thursday, ...
OneTable, a nonprofit that builds community amongst young professional-age Jews by facilitating Shabbat dinners, announced that its Philadelphia location is launching a new program that caters to ...
(RNS) — That must be a trick question, you say. Oct. 7 was, well, on Oct. 7. True enough. But what is the appropriate date for its commemoration? That was the question many of us were hearing, and ...
Held at Scribner’s Catskill Lodge, the weekend—which featured a Shabbat dinner, a hamin brunch, and a latkes and martinis ...
My daughter-in-law recently asked me what I looked forward to during the upcoming Jewish holidays. “Nothing!” I replied, “I dread them.” When I think about any Jewish holiday, all I can think about is ...