What Happens When Passover Begins on Saturday Night?

This rare occurrence mandates a number of adjustments to pre-holiday rituals.

Classic Ashkenazi Haroset Recipe with Apples and Walnuts

This staple seder dish is easy, adaptable and delicious.

This Nostalgic Passover Treat Deserves a Comeback

Eingemacht, a sweet, beet-based preserve, is the best matzah topping.

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Wise Fridays:

“Do not say, ‘Why should I lessen my own fortune by giving my money to this poor person?’ Bear in ...

Wise Fridays: Obscenity

“Said Rabbi Hanan, the son of Rav: Everybody knows why the bride enters the bridal chamber, but if anyone speaks ...

Wise Fridays: There Is No Life

There is no life without a task; no person without a talent; no place without a fragment of God’s light ...

An Introduction to Wise Fridays

Hi! I’m Deah. Yes, my name does happen to be the same as the Hebrew word for “knowledge” — thank ...

Wise Fridays: Older and Wiser

“As regards scholars, the older they become the more wisdom they acquire…But as regards the ignorant, the older they become, ...

Wise Fridays: On Suffering

Rabbi Yochanan once became ill, and Rabbi Hanina went to visit him. He asked him, “Are your sufferings welcome to ...

Wise Fridays: Adoption

Whoever brings up an orphan in his home is regarded by the Bible as though the child was born to ...

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