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Tobi Kahn

Seeing & ceremony.

Eat Normal Food

We’re closing in on the end of this godforsaken holiday (har!) and I can practically taste the pizza I’ll be ...

The Fast of the First Born

This pre-Passover fast applies to a select few.

The Vows of Women

How can we stimulate and support women to fulfill their dreams?

Thanksgivukkah: The True History

Thanksgivvukah, the rare convergence of American Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, has been a mechayeh—a revitalization.Maybe even a re-dedication, which is the literal meaning of the ...

Do Jews Celebrate Birthdays?

While Jewish tradition does not make a big deal of birthdays, there is no problem with celebrating them.

Making Your Own Ritual Objects

Creating a tallit (prayer shawl) or designing a bar/bat mitzvah invitation can add a meaningful personal dimension to the celebration.

Inquisition in Spain

How Jews went from protected minority to persona non grata in just a few years.

Not Seen and Not Heard

Last week, the Israeli ultra-Orthodox paper, HaMevaser, photoshopped German Chancellor Angela Merkel out of a photograph of the solidarity march ...

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