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I always have a valid passport. I keep it within easy access and I know just where it is, and ...

Jews have played a crucial role in popularizing Christmas. They have enhanced the national observance of Christmas by composing many ...

If one listened only to the avalanche of political ads during the recent election campaign, one might believe that Americans were ...

Every December, I am overwhelmed by the magnitude of Jewish celebrations taking place across the United States. This is a ...

The Rabbis teach (Ta’anit 11a) that “at a time when the community is suffering, no one should say, ‘I will ...

Festivus, the secular December holiday credited to a screenwriter of the 1990s television sitcom Seinfeld, grew in popularity beyond its television ...

These tales of Deborah, Ruth and Hannah are wonderful stories, full of vivid characters and human drama — a pleasure for all of ...

So you want to dress up as Santa?!!! This is not as unusual as it might seem! I have covered ...

I’ve adored illuminated manuscripts all my life — as a child and teenager, these were the postcards I’d take home ...

The period immediately after your book comes out is a wonderful and strange time. On the one hand, the work you’ve done—which ...

Is my fiction Jewish? In my last blog post I came to a firm conclusion: yes—and no. Well, I think I ...

I think most Jewish writers, at one time or another, face the question of what makes them Jewish writers, as opposed ...