The History of Hanukkah

How the festival of lights became a holiday, and how it has evolved in modern times.

At Camp Isabella Freedman, 70 is the new 20

Did you go to sleep-away camp? Remember the fireflies, hearing “Taps” at 10:00 PM and “Reveille” in the morning? Arts ...

Is Good Food Excessively Indulgent?

(Cross-posted at The Jew and the Carrot) I wrote about this once before, but wanted to return to the topic ...

Tzedakah in the Jewish Tradition

The Rabbis regulated the giving and receiving of tzedakah even while recognizing that how one gives may be as important as how much one gives.

Illness & Healing

The Bible sees folk healing as idolatrous.

Reclaiming My Russian-Chinese Heritage

An American Jew examines the meaning of her family's Russian-Chinese story

Spotlight On: Midland/Odessa, Texas (31.9425° N, 102.2019° W)Welcome to the first installment of Spotlight.A lot of us think the subject ...

Jewish Memories in Meridian, Mississippi

I recently had the pleasure of being a presenter at the 4th annual Backstage Pass Conference, organized by Visit Mississippi, Mississippi Main ...