Holidays
Passover Traditions: Strict or Not Strict?
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Tradition varies about Pesach rules, yet some may benefit from a deep spring cleaning.
A dialogue overheard in more than one Jewish household goes like...
Detroiters Experience Seders Far from Home
In faraway places, seders offer familiar yet also very different traditions.
By Shari S. CohenAs families and friends gather for Passover, they look forward to...
Five New Passover Books for Kids
These five new titles will enliven the Passover holiday for the whole family.
By Penny Schwartz(JTA) Four questions. Four cups of wine. Four types of...
Rabbi Aaron Starr’s New Children’s Book
Rabbi Starr's children's book is a celebration of Jewish life geared toward preschool-aged children and their families.
By Jackie HeadapohlWhat will you be reading to...
Partying Too Hard on Purim
Drinking heavily on Purim can leave lasting impressions.
By Louis FinkelmanYou can look through the entire Hebrew Bible and nearly all of rabbinic literature without...
This Week’s Torah Portion: Appropriate Appearance
Parshat Tetzaveh: Exodus 27:20-30:10; Ezekiel 43:10-27.
By Rabbi Simone SchickerI often find people come to me to express their belief that much of Torah is...
This Week’s Torah Portion: We Have What It Takes
Parshat Yitro: Exodus 18:1-20:23; Isaiah 6:1-7:6, 33:25-26.This week’s portion describes the most significant event in human history: The Jewish people stood at Sinai and...
Children Plant Olive Trees For Windsor Tu B’Shevat Celebration
By Ron Stang, Special to the Jewish NewsPhotography by Ron StangDozens of children and their parents turned out on a bitterly cold day at a...
Small Acts of Generosity Can Have a Huge Impact
The problem: Horrendous news events day after day. Anger and fear abound. People are worried about the future concerned that we are more divided...
Chanukah Text and the Bravery to Act
Chanukah gives us a chance to explore the question of visibility. We are called to display the miracle, as Jews all over the world...
GE Appliances Introduces ‘Shabbos Keeper’ Refrigeration Solution
The New Shabbos Keeper Makes Your Shabbat Easier
After years of development, GE Appliances recently launched the first 100 percent compliant refrigeration solution for the...
Archaeological Evidence of Chanukah Story
Shortly after the 1967 Six Day War, Theo and Miriam Siebenberg purchased a new home on a hill in the newly liberated Old City....
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