Tag: Jewish Families
The Passover seder and the plague of loneliness
Passover means a lot of things to a lot of people. It is the Jewish Thanksgiving, bringing together extended family for an unrivaled feast and lively discussion. It is a forum for sharing and...
From one coast to the other: It’s Passover ‘to go’
My head is spinning. A Passover seder meal totally planned and nearly completely prepared on the East Coast and then flown to the West?
For Gloria and Bob Spitz, it’s no big deal. Gloria says,...
Blinken announces program to return Nazi-looted art to descendants
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke via video on Tuesday for the 25th anniversary of the Washington Principles on Nazi-confiscated art and best practices event, announcing a new effort by the U.S. State Department to...
Curaçao or bust: A destination bat mitzvah scheduled for Israel goes Caribbean
When the Hamas terrorist attacks occurred in Israel on Oct. 7 and war immediately broke out, the plans of hundreds of b’nai mitzvah students worldwide intent on traveling to Israel to celebrate their major...
Judaism is not a state of mind
Writer Jennifer Cox recently published an article about her decision to raise her family Jewish despite the outpouring of antisemitism since Oct. 7. The piece outlines many of the choices she and her husband have made...
Father of France’s newly appointed prime minister, Gabriel Attal, was Jewish
Gabriel Attal, 34, the new prime minister of France appointed by President Emmanuel Macron, has attracted attention for his age (he is the youngest in the role to date) and his sexual orientation (he...
Telling the story of the heroes of Oct. 7
Eran the potato farmer. Rachel the food hostess. Michaela the midwife.
All three are residents of the northwestern Negev who were caught in Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre; all three are heroes who were able to...
TV network lights up with Chanukah programs for kids, families
The Jewish Life Television Network (JLTV) is beefing up its lineup for Chanukah to provide comfort to people as the war between Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization that runs the Gaza Strip continues.
“This...
Reflections of a father
Written on Friday afternoon, Erev Shabbat, Oct. 13, 2023
It has been a week since the war started, and I feel a need to write.
I am not a writer. I am not writing this for...
Biden talks to some family members of 14 Americans missing in Israel
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke on the phone on Friday with family members of 14 missing Americans, according to the White House pool report.
Some of the 14 are presumed to be held hostages in...