A Yom Kippur tradition in Amsterdam dates back to the invention of electricity
By Cnaan Liphshiz AMSTERDAM (JTA) — As one of Europe’s oldest and most impressive Jewish buildings, this city’s Portuguese Synagogue is known far and wide…
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Easy Apple Pie Cookies Recipe
By Sheri Silver (The Nosher via JTA) — I never understood the “double crust” pie. I mean, even the flakiest, most tender crust is satisfying…
Mark Feuerstein dishes on his very Jewy new sitcom, ‘9JKL’
By Cindy Sher CHICAGO (JUF News via JTA) — A grown man moves into a New York apartment sandwiched between his meddlesome, boundary-less parents on one side…
Trump facing increased pressure from lawmakers to abide by Iran nuclear deal
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — Ben Cardin, one of a handful of Senate Democrats who opposed the Iran nuclear deal, urged the Trump administration…
I was disappointed to learn we were having a girl. Is that a sin?
By Cnaan Liphshiz AMSTERDAM (JTA) — When the obstetrician told us last fall that we were expecting a girl, I was overcome with a mix…