Celebrity chefs share their Rosh Hashanah recipes
By Beth Kissileff (JTA) — Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, gives Jews a sense of change and new beginnings. One of the ways to signal…
Holiday Columns
Why the new year is a time for saying ‘thank you’ to interfaith families
By Melinda Mersack CLEVELAND (JTA) — Thank you: two simple words with tremendous meaning. Thank you for being part of our community. Thank you for…
We can love Jerusalem as Jews without taunting its Muslims
By Jeffrey K. Salkin HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (JTA) — Normally, to quote the famous song, “I love a parade.” Except when I don’t. This weekend was the…
op/ed: What sex in a traditional Shavuot reading can teach today’s teens
By Donna Kirshbaum OMER, Israel (JTA) — As Jews, we tend to pride ourselves on our tradition’s values and how we pass them on to future…
President Rivlin addresses Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day ceremony
President Reuven and First Lady Nechama Rivlin, participated in the opening ceremony of Israel’s Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, held at Yad Vashem, the…