I have a rich undergraduate memory of a professor teaching about communities. She said that one of the key aspects ...

Haggis, the national dish of Scotland is neither nice to look at nor kosher, but in Glasgow, Scottish Jews can ...

We shall overcome, we shall overcome, We shall overcome someday; Oh, Deep in my heart, I do believe, We shall ...

Thanksgivvukah, the rare convergence of American Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, has been a mechayeh—a revitalization.Maybe even a re-dedication, which is the literal meaning of the ...

The celebration of an infant's weaning goes back to the feast Abraham held for his son Isaac.

There are several things that happen when a stone is thrown into a lake. First, the stone pierces the top ...

Making kiddush on beer.

Contemporary couples are reinterpreting an old ceremony that set the financial and logistical arrangements for an upcoming marriage

Southern, Jewish, and grateful

The holiday of Passover starts at sunset tonight, right? Not really. In our household, Passover started about a month ago ...