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…
Holiday Columns
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…
Celebrate Purim with merriment but remember the serious lessons of the holiday too
There are a variety of Purim activities taking place in Jewish communities around the world this week and Edmonton is no exception. There is literally…
A Purim directive: Laugh it up!
By Dasee Berkowitz NEW YORK (JTA) — Little kids will laugh at anything. The simplest knock-knock joke or a tickle fest — even the threat…