Rabbah Gila Caine: Israel is our responsibility
By Rabbah Gila Caine (AJNews) – From when, i.e., from which date, does one begin to mention the might of the rains by inserting the…
Holiday Columns
My mom’s hamantaschen recipe carries the memories that she is losing
by Erin Beser (JTA) — My mother always loved to cook and bake, but I was never welcome in the kitchen. Not every night before…
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: Will the real Ahasuerus please stand up
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – Once upon a time, one of the foremost Jewish communities in the world was found in a land whose head…
Purim change of pace: a chocolate dough
By Shannon Sarna NEW YORK (JTA) — Hamantaschen talk is always about the filling: prune, poppy, apricot and strawberry, just to name a few favorites….
Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski: The Joy of Purim
By Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski (AJNews) Purim is a Jewish holiday celebrated with gifts to friends and the needy, of masquerades and noisemakers. It is…