Your guide to Shavuot, now with 50 percent less facts
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Shavuot starts this year at sundown on June 1. In terms of popularity, it is the National Hockey League of Jewish…
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10 Beautiful Jewish Songs About Motherhood
Perfect to listen to on Mother’s Day (May 11) or any day of the year, these tunes celebrate and uplift moms and motherhood. by Lior…
Counting the Omer in a Time of Heartache: What Kabbalah Can Teach Us About Resilience
By Rabbi Matthew Ponak (AJNews) – As we move through the final weeks of counting the Omer, the Jewish people continue to carry an emotional…
Mimouna is the most delicious way to celebrate the end of Passover
By Sonya Sanford (JTA via The Nosher) – You may already be familiar with Mimouna, a Sephardic holiday that originated in Morocco and marks the…
Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides: Pesach and the two pockets
by Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides (AJNews) – Pesach has always been my favourite holiday. It is so beautifully steeped in meaning and mysticism and midrash and matzah with…