Celebrate

Vashti’s Banquet

Yesterday night I attended a program at my shul called Vashti’s Banquet. More than 150 women of all ages came ...

Triple Purim

-This year, it’s a “triple Purimâ€?; here’s why. (Chabad)-Lynne Avadenka brings together Esther and Sheherezade. (The Jewish Week)-Purim’s “gifts to ...

Saint Patrick’s Day

How do Irish Jews celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day? The Loyal Yiddish Sons of Erin were a group of Irish-Jewish immigrants ...

The 7th of Adar

Today is the 7th of Adar II. This may not mean much to most people, but here is an interesting ...

Haman Song

In anticipation of Purim, here’s a great new video by Matt Bar of the Bible Raps Project and HyperSemitic:

The Inspired Kitchen

Purim is a merrymaking holiday with many food-related traditions, including giving mishloach manot to family and friends and eating triangular-shaped ...

H-taschen

I was doing some research into Purim foods earlier today, when I came across a site addressing the etymology behind ...

Exodus & Revolution

MyJewishLearning.com is co-sponsoring a pre-Passover six-part class on Michael Walzer’s Exodus and Revolution along with AJWS, AVODAH, Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, ...

Too Early

Last night I was at the grocery store, stocking up before the snow storm hit New York. I saw multiple ...

Do Jews Celebrate Birthdays?

While Jewish tradition does not make a big deal of birthdays, there is no problem with celebrating them.

Asceticism

Practices depend on individual temperament and social conditions of the time.

Schmutz Wednesday

There’s an old story about a Jewish mother who sees a young man with dirt on his face. She goes ...