Lesli Koppelman Ross

<em>Lesli Koppelman Ross is a writer and artist whose works have appeared nationally. She has devoted much of her time to the causes of Ethiopian Jewry and Jewish education</em>.


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Articles by Lesli Koppelman Ross

Eating Fruit on Tu Bishvat

This tie to the land of Israel has been carried out in many ways.

Zionism and Tu Bishvat

As Jews reclaimed the land long celebrated by Tu Bishvat and revived Jewish life on it, the holiday was again transformed.

Simchat Beit Hashoavah: The Water-Drawing Festival

This lively ancient Sukkot ritual included juggling and gymnastics.

Modern Observances of Hanukkah

A holiday influenced by secular society

The Hasmonean Dynasty

Their rule falls short of expectations.

What You Need to Know About the Hanukkah Story

The Maccabean revolt and the miracle of the oil.

Rabbinic Development of Hanukkah

The Mishnah references Hanukkah only obliquely.

Ushpizin: Welcoming Guests

A ritual inviting symbolic guests into the Sukkah

How Simchat Torah Came To Be

A new identity for the second day of Shemini Atzeret.

Sukkot History Up to the Second Temple Period

Observances in ancient times were associated with the land.

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