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Celebrate, Members of the Scribe, Sukkot, Yiddish
Autumn in His Heart
I’ve thought a lot about Isaac Babel’s lovely characterization of the Jew as a man with “[s]pectacles on his nose and ...
My First Week in the Southern & Jewish World
The only Jewish person I knew of growing up was Jesus, and to be honest I had never thought much ...
Jewish History, Mixed Multitudes, Study
The Stranger’s Notebook
Michael David Lukas will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning’s Author Blog. His first book, The ...
Desserts, Hanukkah Food, Rosh Hashanah Food
Kichels Recipe: Jewish Bow Tie Cookies
An old-world treat of fried dough topped with powdered sugar.
Gleanings: The Moon And Rosh Chodesh
Jewish texts about the moon and Rosh Chodesh.
Miscarriage
A ritual in recognition of the author's miscarriage emerged from a year of studying about the infertile Hannah, who eventually had a child.
If You’re Not Putting Cornflakes On Your Noodle Kugel, You’re Doing it Wrong
Don't knock it until you try it.
Ancient Yom Kippur Observances
How the Day of Atonement was marked before the destruction of the Second Temple.