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What Is Hallel?

This prayer of thanksgiving is recited on festive Jewish holidays.

Springtime as Freedom-Time

Is it mere coincidence that the Jewish festival of Passover, beginning this Friday eve, April 6th, falls in the early ...

Good Citizen

When the jury duty summons comes.

How to Greet People on Passover

Happy Passover is always acceptable, but here are a few traditional greetings — in Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino — to try out over the holiday.

Pumpkin Bourekas Recipe

Bourekas de kalavasa or "pumpkin turnovers" are the perfect Sephardic dish for fall.

This Indian Donut Is the Perfect Hanukkah Treat

Gulab jamun have long been a family favorite.

Family Stories

From generation to generation

What’s So Wrong With Hametz?

Cleaning for Passover turns our homes into temples and our hearts into God's dwelling-places.

Make Kwanzaa Cake for Passover–If You Dare

I don’t watch a lot of Food Network. I like cooking, but I really don’t watch much TV anymore, and ...

Pirkei Avot: Ethics of Our Fathers

This section of the Mishnah is one of the best-known and most cited of Jewish texts.

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