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The Secret Connection Between Hanukkah and the Book of Daniel

Jewish tradition records two very different approaches to dealing with the religious persecutions of Antiochus IV.

Savory Hamantaschen

Potato and spinach hamantaschen!? Yes, they exist, and they're delicious.

Baxter the Pig: The Simple Son

Earlier this week Laurel Snyder blogged on writing a book about inclusion and diversity and the job of being Jewish. ...

Jewish Food Tourney: #6 Apples & Honey vs #11 Matzah, #7 Hamentashen vs #10 Gefilte Fish

5 matches. No upsets. That’s just the way the cookie crumbles sometimes. I tried to push for Manischewitz Wine, but ...

People Watching at AIPAC

Over the next three days, journalist Simona Fuma will be guest blogging from the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. ...

Tishpishti Is Sephardi Honey Cake, But Better

This syrup-soaked semolina cake is steeped in history.

Fasting for Two: Who Makes the Call?

This Thursday (March 13) many Jews will fast from sunrise to sunset in commemoration of Esther’s fast before she approached ...

Caregiving or Responsibility?

I think that it would be wrong to let the day go by without saying something about the election. But ...

Megillah 20

No child left behind.

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