New children’s books for the Jewish New Year
By Penny Schwartz BOSTON (JTA) — Challah-eating Australian kangaroos, an adventurous cartoon retelling of the biblical story of Jonah and the welcome second-in-a-series chapter book…
Holiday Columns
This blintz recipe survived the Holocaust
by June Hersh (The Nosher. via JTA) – Blintzes are one of Shavuot’s most popular dishes. Long associated with Ashkenazi cooking, the light and airy hug…
A Shavuot Message from Adam Silver, CEO Calgary Jewish Federation
by Adam Silver (AJNews) – This time of the Jewish calendar year is very purposeful. It is the season during which we count the time…
The holiday Lag b’Omer is all about bonfires — here’s how to celebrate it
by Rabbi Robyn Frisch This article originally appeared on Kveller. What do bonfires, weddings and carob have in common? They’re all connected to the holiday…
Rabbi Gila Caine: Earth Day Kabbalat Shabbat
by Rabbi Gila Caine (AJNews) – In my secret mental list of stuff to pack if we had to run, after some medicine, but before…