Bubbe’s Passover, circa 2019: Feeding the soul while keeping the body healthy
Sweet gefilte fish with a dollop of eye-watering horseradish. Fluffy matzah balls floating in golden chicken soup, raisin-dotted matzah kugel, tangy stuffed cabbage, crunchy charoset, mile-high sponge cake.
This time of year (Passover—or Pesach in Hebrew—begins...
Hot for the holiday: Passover gets more interesting every year
When food-industry insiders entered the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, N.J., for the annual Kosherfest trade show back in November, you could almost understand why their thoughts were on Passover.
Displays of matzah boxes and...
A festive Passover table, with hints of east and west
For American Jews, observant or secular, Passover is a big deal. In fact according to a Pew Report, almost 70 percent American Jews attend a Passover seder. It’s a time when friends and family...
Purim is a time to stand proudly together as Jews
Purim is and has always been about what is hidden. From the masks and costumes we wear as part of our celebration to the very essence of the meaning of the alternate name, Esther,...
Healthy hamantaschen in the form of granola and gluten-free
Purim is coming, and, like every year, its signature treat, hamantaschen, is taking on a new twist.
The holiday starts this year on the evening of March 20 and lasts through the evening of March...
No need to make Purim a whole Megillah!
Purim is quite a holiday. During the chanting of the Megillah, the noise level can be deafening. Young and old shout aloud—hissing, pounding tables, stamping feet, whirling groggers and boo-ing when Haman is mentioned, ...
IDF distributes 10 tons of dried fruits, nuts to soldiers for holiday of Tu...
In honor of the Tu B’Shevat holiday—the day on the Hebrew calendar marking the “New Year for Trees”—Israel’s Defense Ministry purchased 10 tons of nuts and dried fruits to distribute to Israeli soldiers across...
Israeli-American Council to celebrate Tu B’Shevat with families, students nationwide
The Israeli-American Council (IAC) will put down new roots across America for a first-of-its-kind, national “Israeli-style” event this weekend marking Tu B’Shevat, also known as the “New Year for Trees.”
This mega-celebration of the holiday...
The Little-known Christian, Nebraskan roots of Tu B’Shvat
It’s a little-known quirk of timing and history that the transformation of Tu B’Shvat, which in 2017 fell on Feb. 11, from an obscure Kabbalistic holiday to its current incarnation can trace its origins...
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Reclaiming service: Planting the seeds of Jewish values
In our fast-paced interconnected world, it can be so hard to do a good deed in a truly selfless way. When we run a marathon for charity and post about it on social media...