holidays

There’s an old story about a Jewish mother who sees a young man with dirt on his face. She goes ...

Tu Bishvat–often known as the Jewish New Year for trees–celebrates the coming of spring and the seven species of fruits, ...

We’ve learned through both our user survey and anecdotally that many of our readers are not Jewish. To those readers ...

Today is the 10th of Tevet, a minor fast day that symbolizes the first of a series of events which ...

Last week, the House passed Resolution 847, recognizing Christmas and the Christian faith. Not a big deal. They pass these ...

I, like most people who sit in front of a computer all day long, enjoy a good viral video. And ...

Eating fried foods is one of the distinct pleasures of Hanukkah, and the tradition behind it is well-known. According to ...

-JAY MICHAELSON would like Hanukkah without supernatural miracles. (Jbooks)-An exploration of the why, and the how-good, of chocolate Hanukkah gelt. ...

JTA reports: “Officials in the Jewish Autonomous Region of Birobidzhan in Siberia claim to have built the world’s largest menorah.”Which ...

Understanding miracles is difficult in our time. None of us have witnessed a great sea being split, a burning bush ...