In Israel it's all about the sweet, beautiful donuts at Hanukkah time.

How to give your Hanukkah a multicultural Greek flavor

Ask any Jew what Hanukkah is about and you are likely to get one of two possible explanations: Maccabees or ...

Green tips for the Festival of Lights.

Last week, I spent an incredible three days at a conference with lots of Jewish social justice professionals, activists and ...

Let’s face it. Lots of Jews love Christmas. Not in the celebrate-the birthday-of-our-savior way.More in the pretty-lights, catchy-tunes, days-off-of-work, and ...

Scratchy, itchy, bestial, primordial, natural, cushiony, soft, sensitive, strokable. An instant aid for anyone so blessed with one who desires ...

The Maccabean revolt and the miracle of the oil.

Last year, just before Chanukah, a reporter for the Austin American-Statesman came to me for some assistance.  Her four-year-old daughter ...

All the flavor of sufganiyot, none of the deep frying.