holidays
Downloading The Haggadah
At my parents house, we routinely have anywhere between 15-20 people at our Passover seders, occasionally even more. And while ...
A New Haggadah to Get Excited About
Guess what? The Maxwell House Haggadah is being reissued this year, and it’s new and improved…but let’s face it, probably ...
Stop! Don’t Touch That Matzah
So I don’t know if you noticed, but we just finished up with Purim. So many kind strangers and people-from-my-synagogue-whose-names-I-sort-of-know-but-don’t-exactly ...
The Week Before Purim Is Legally Obligated to Drag
It’s Friday, Friday, Friday afternoon, and that means it’s time to look back at the week:Have you tried our Hamantaschen ...
Not So Fast
There are a only a couple more hours left of Taanit Esther, the Fast of Esther. As per usual, this ...
The Manga Megillah
If you’re getting Jewniverse emails (and why would you not? The coolest thing ever, every day, delivered straight to you? ...
Alterna-taschen
The New York Times has a fun article on traditional hamantaschen, and some newer riffs on the classic.Fillings of poppy ...
Eat Your Hamantashen, Take Your Chances
Purim is known as “the fun holiday.” It’s a time during which people dress in costumes, and dance, party, and ...
Masks and Flasks, Love and Light
This commentary is provided by special arrangement with American Jewish World Service. To learn more, visit www.ajws.org.When I finally got ...
New Maccabeats Video
What, you didn’t think we would post this video?You remember the Maccabeats. They are that Yeshiva University acapella group that ...