Practices

During Passover, there’s a custom to not even mention the word “bread.” This might just be a Hasidic custom, one ...

For a long time, Jews were concerned about rituals that might have seemed too pagan. The idea of focusing on ...

If you’re a Jewish vegetarian, Passover can be a really trying time, health-wise. All of a sudden, you’ve got a ...

On Tuesday, April 8, we celebrate Birkat Hahama, the Blessing over the Sun. It’s observed once every 28 years, when ...

This week the Jewish Channel covers a few Jewish stories in its weekly update, including the official appointment of Sara ...

Today is Rosh Chodesh, the beginning of the Hebrew month and the festival of the New Moon. Jews celebrate by ...

Each year NYU’s Bronfman Center plans Shabbat for 2,000, an event which strives to engage 2,000 community members in a ...

Alan Jay Sufrin and Miriam Brosseau form Stereo Sinai, a self-described “biblegum pop” band based in Chicago, IL. This week, ...

It makes me insane when people say, “Hey, I know this Orthodox person who does X, so it must be ...

Almost two years ago, silkscreen artist David Arfa sent out the call for submissions for MezuzaZine, which is exactly what ...