Celebrate

Israeli Art

This Yom Haatzmaut, Israeli artists have a lot to celebrate. As JTA’s Ben Harris recently reported, Israeli art is doing ...

Thinking About Zionism

Next week we’ll celebrate Yom Haatzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, and before the partying starts, we thought we’d spend this week ...

Pour Out Thy Wrath

Over at Contentions, Hillel Halkin has posted a thought about one of the Passover Haggadah’s most difficult texts: shfokh hamatkha, ...

How Is This Night Different?

Ima is cleaning.When I was pregnant, I ate saltine crackers in bed to ward off the morning sickness. When my ...

Passover Fun Roundup

Here are some great sites to get your kids or students excited about Passover. Babaganewz has a terrific magic trick, ...

Slaves to Materialism

Readings for the seder table.

The Safran Foer Haggadah

The Forward‘s got the scoop on novelist Jonathan Safran Foer’s next writing projects. The first is a continuation to his ...

Uncle Eli’s Haggadah

A Seussical Passover, just for kids.

Passover Seders with Kids

How to have a fun and meaningful Passover.

Confronting Jewish Violence

Today is Shushan Purim, the day Purim is celebrated in cities that were “walled” at the time of Joshua. Most ...

Purim Fun Round-up

Purim’s coming and it’s time to have some fun! Here are some terrific websites with lots of activities for kids:  ...

Saint Valentine’s Day?

Valentine’s Day is problematic for Jews. Not only is it a saint’s day, but it’s got a nasty history of ...