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The Global History of Ma Nishtana
Each year, Jewish children around the world learn the Four Questions. After all the image of the small child chanting ...
Sephardic Songs Add Merriment to Purim
And what is a drinking party without drinking songs? As in other Jewish communities, drinking alcohol was part of the ...
A Recipe for Glamorous Global Purim Cocktails
Want the secret recipe to the perfect global Jewish cocktails? Read on.
Recipe: Sephardic Cookies for Purim
Purim is right around the corner! Among the traditions of the holiday is the exchanging of gifts of food with ...
Many Homelands, One Identity for Norwegian American Jewish Teen
The day was bleak and windy. At best, I figured, there would be maybe six hours of daylight. The clouds ...
Children’s Album Renews Jewish Ladino Tradition
It was not until she was already on her way to adulthood, that singer Sarah Aroeste discovered the connection between ...
Rabbi Elected to National Office in Africa
Yes, it’s true. The Chief Rabbi of Uganda has been elected to parliament in his home country. A remarkable feat ...
Celebrating Heroes During Black History Month
If you had to pick one figure from Black history who inspires you, who would it be? An unfair question ...
From Facebook Likes to Real-World Love
Their love was evident to everyone who was there on that beautiful day in October when Yechochanan and Aminah Perkins ...
The Year of the Bar Mitzvahs
The “Derby Bunch”, or “Six Pack” as my parents like to call them, are a motley crew of grandkids – ...
What Does the End of Racism Look Like?
The question was simple: “What would the world look like if there was no more racism?” I turned to my ...
MLK Day: My Second Birthday
Many see Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a day off, but for my family, it’s a second birthday. The ...