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Eating Pork in New York
It was close to midnight, the latest I’ve been out in months. My friend Fred Chao had brought me to ...
Beliefs & Practices, Live, Mixed Multitudes
The Kosher Quandary
Last night I attended The Kosher Quandary: Ethics and Kashruth, which was the inaugural event of Yeshiva University’s new student ...
Baseless Love
How Tu B’Av, the “Jewish Valentine’s Day,” can prepare us for Yom Kippur.
Growing Up Jewish in Modern Baghdad
Celebrating Nowruz as a model for hope and change.
The Surprising Connection between Purim and Yom Kippur
Purim and Yom Kippur appear to be complete opposites but the ancient rabbis say they are really two sides of the same coin.
Celebrate, More Holidays, Yom Ha'atzmaut
The Religious Status of Yom Ha’atzmaut
Within Israel and in the greater Jewish world there are differing views as to whether there is a religious nature to Israel's Independence Day.
Tenth of Tevet
This fast commemorates the beginning of the end of the First Temple.
Desserts, Eat, Jewish Recipes, Rosh Hashanah Food, Sukkot/Simchat Torah Food, Yom Kippur: Breaking the Fast
Plumkuchen–Plum Cake
A German Jewish tradition.
Dinner, Eat, Holiday Food, Israel, Jewish Recipes, Rosh Hashanah Food, Shabbat Dishes, Study, Sukkot/Simchat Torah Food
Israeli Couscous Stuffed Acorn Squash
Cheesy, autumn comfort food.