Recipe: Sweet Ricotta & Strawberry Bourekas
By Danielle Oron (The Nosher via JTA) — I’m a cheese and dairy fanatic. So for obvious reasons my favorite holiday is Shavuot. This is when…
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Shavuot Recipe: Pull-Apart Challah Stuffed with Cheese and Guava
By Jennifer Stempel (The Nosher via JTA) — I will never tire of the classically Cuban iteration of savory and sweet found in guava and…
Tikkun Lel Shavuot: A night of engaging learning at Talmud Torah on June 11
(EJNews) – Shavuot is a very special holiday that commemorates the Israelites receiving the ten commandments from G-d on Mount Sinai. It is celebrated 7…
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…