Comparing and contrasting Halloween and Sukkot
The month of October unleashes a tension of sorts in our predominantly Jewish Pico-Robertson neighborhood in Los Angeles. As one walks farther from Pico Boulevard, the ubiquitous sukkot on front lawns give way to macabre Halloween...
From the Holocaust to the IDF: Grandfather and grandson share a story of survival...
As Israel prepared to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, a grandfather who survived the Nazi atrocities in Poland and his grandson shared a powerful story of survival and continuity.
Chaim Luviner, born in 1933 in Poland,...
All the Hanukkah Episodes to Stream on Disney+
It’s December, which means there’s no shortage of streamable Christmas content this time of year. And although there are far fewer Hanukkah-themed movies and specials, they are there if you know where to find them. And...
Walking in the footsteps of those who battled in 1948
Members of the Israel Defense Forces and Israeli civilians are jointly commemorating the decisive battles of the 1948 War of Independence ahead of national celebrations of Israel’s 70th year of Independence.
“When you study the...
The Hanukkah story that Jews need to learn
Many of us know the themes of the Hanukkah story: pride in being Jewish; the few against the many; the defeat of our enemy; and the rededication of the Jewish Temple. Or perhaps some...
What to know about Shavuot to unleash the power of the holiday
You could say that Shavuot is the most important holiday most Jews know virtually nothing about. And you wouldn’t be completely wrong.
Nonetheless, the holiday—beginning after sundown on Sunday, May 16, and continuing through the evening of...
I’m Not Jewish — What Should I Bring to a Hanukkah Party?
What happens when you invite an Irish lapsed-Catholic to Hanukkah? They get drunk on kosher wine and try to blow out the menorah. Just me?
Doesn’t matter, I’m invited back this year. As a matter of...
Masking all of our fun on Purim? Well, sort of …
Purim begins at sunset on Feb. 25, the 14th day of Adar. The most jubilant holiday in the Jewish calendar, it’s a celebration of good over evil; the defeat of Haman and his heinous...
Students, Community Celebrate Passover at the Temple Shalom of Northwest Arkansas
For the UA Jewish community, spring is a time of holy tradition, community and storytelling with the annual celebration of Passover.
Rachel Ungar, a UA Junior and president of the Hillel Jewish Student Association, said...
A Survivors’ Haggadah
During the first Passover after liberation, considerable numbers of the she’erith hapletah (the surviving remnant) came to the Munich area to celebrate in Sedarim in large and small Jewish Displaced Persons (DPs) camps, and...