Making Grandma’s charoset (or how I learned to love Passover)
By Edgar M. Bronfman (JTA) — When I walked into the house through the back door one day as a young man, I was shocked…
Holiday Columns
Diskin provides garments from the heart…and more
(EJNews) – What rings in the air on Motzai Yom kippur? The sound of the shofar, of course. But almost immediately after that, it is the…
Rabbis expand the Passover menu — but will Conservative Jews bite?
By David Holzel ROCKVILLE, Md. (Washington Jewish Week via JTA) — On Passover, Lynne Sandler will be passing on the beans and rice. Sandler, a…
Op-Ed: Can a united community still work miracles? Ask the Yemenite Jews.
By Steven B. Nasatir (JTA) — Passover is a time for family, for tradition, and for festive celebration. It’s also a time to fix a…
Op-Ed: Purim invites all Jews to write their own stories
By Arnold M. Eisen and Bradley Shavit Artson (JTA) — This week’s Purim holiday offers a good opportunity to reflect upon the challenges confronting Judaism…