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The Nosher Top 5 of 2012

It’s been a very special year, food-filled year for me in 2012 – my first child was born, a beautiful ...

I Hate Thanksgiving

Guest blogger Simcha Weinstein is the rabbi of the Pratt Institute. His latest book, Shtick Shift: Jewish Humor in the ...

On Tragedy, Family and Food

I am not the kind of person who likes to keep their head in the sand; in fact quite the ...

Orange Maple Glazed Salmon

By the time January rolls around it’s time to face the music: we’ve indulged in latkes and sufganiyot (It’s only ...

Why Must This Passover Seder Be Like All Others?

Passover 5780 is going to be one we all remember for a long time. The world is reeling from the ...

Hitting a Creative Wall

I didn’t mind the mechitza  at first. The wall—more frequently a short partition—separating men and women in ritual spaces was ...

What Is the Haftarah, and Why Do We Read It?

Each Torah portion is paired with a passage from the Prophets.

The Esther/Vashti Purim Flag

The new tradition of waving a flag when Esther and Vashti's names are mentioned celebrates the triumph of these Purim heroines.

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