Shabbat
Southern (Jewish) Exposure
My last year has been full of change: I got married. My husband got a new job, out of state. ...
The Story Behind Those Key Shaped Challahs
Baking a "shlissel challah" is a tradition the week after Passover.
Coming Out at Shabbat Dinner
Coming out is hard. Coming out to your family at Shabbat dinner is really hard. Take a look at how ...
What Does “Dayenu” Mean Today?
One of my favorite parts of the Passover seder is the singing that takes place after we finish eating. There are so ...
Jewish Joy At Carnival
Carnival, Mardi Gras, Carnaval. These words convey exhuberance, dancing, masks, and overflowing joy (and often excess). From Rio to New ...
Maple Squash Pudding
When I first tasted the delicious, and later ubiquitous, butternut squash kugel, I thought I was eating something healthy. However, ...
Diversity and Pride at My Jewish Summer Camp
Aviva Davis shares how both Camp Be’chol Lashon and Camp Ramah in California have shaped her Jewish identity on the Jewish& blog. Judaism has ...
Diversity and Pride at My Jewish Summer Camp
Judaism has been a part of my life since I was born. My mother snuck Shabbat candles into the hospital ...
Challah with a Chinese Twist
There’s a not-so-funny joke that goes, “A man walks into a Chinese restaurant and says to the waiter, ‘Excuse me ...
“Kosher Soul” Shabbat
If you could only cook three dishes for Shabbat dinner what would they be?This was the question we posed to ...
Bagels ‘N Lox Salad
After a few months of gluten-free, lean-protein, low-carb, whole-grain, raw-food living, the taste buds may begin to cry out indignantly: ...