From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Dippings and Delicacies
By Eliezer Segal (Calgary) – Toward the beginning of the traditional Passover seder, it is customary to partake of a green vegetable dipped in salt…
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From the sources by Eliezer Segal: …Like Casting Stones into the Sea
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – When Mordecai instituted the celebration of Purim, he ordained that it be observed as a time for “sending portions each…
On PBS’ ‘Finding Your Roots,’ Jewish actor Lizzy Caplan discovers her family’s unknown Holocaust story
by Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA) – Actor Lizzy Caplan always thought it was unusual she didn’t know of any relatives who were victims of the Holocaust….
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: We Are the Tree (?)
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – In discussions about Jewish attitudes toward nature, the most widely quoted biblical text is probably a passage in Deuteronomy that…
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: A problematic priest
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – In his concluding message to Israel, as told in the penultimate chapter of the Torah, Moses addressed each of the…