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Yesterday at Or Shalom Synagogue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, we harvested horseradish from our synagogue garden. We are an ...

According to legend, at Passover Elijah the Prophet visits every Seder table around the world. As he travels he must ...

Over the generations women did not wait until the night of the Seder to show their commitment to upholding tradition. ...

Do you want to be happy?Then here’s my advice: don’t try to be happy.That idea comes from Oliver Burkeman’s excellent book  ...

Little girls don’t usually dress up as Vashti for Purim. Esther is the heroine, after all, and those poofy princess ...

The first time I really dug into the story of Purim was actually also the first time I thought I ...

Crying isn’t supposed to be part of Purim. Maybe it’s okay if you’re six and having a sugar-induced meltdown right ...

I’ve been looking for meaningful full-time work since crash-landing in Philadelphia in August. After living in Boston for eight years ...

I never thought of the traditional Southern dishes eaten for luck at the New Year as particularly Jewish– certainly not ...

Happy 2015! This year starts on a Thursday, which means the first Shabbat of 2015 is only a day away! ...