This year for Purim, which begins on the evening of February 25, why not celebrate with a dish that evokes the setting of the Megillah (the story of Queen Esther) in ancient Persia?
Some of us are lucky. We can swim in a lake. We can walk on a dirt road.
Last month, The New York Times published a piece called “Saying Goodbye to Hanukkah.”
Instead of counting sheep when i have difficulty sleeping, it’s become my habit to count and name the dead.
Our answer to the communion wafers.
When I think about the future, when I think about what we’re facing, I think about my own past.
Sutzkever’s “essential prose,” which could also be called “prose poetry” or “brief narratives,” has slipped by, little noticed. Until now.
Some works of art are perfect receptacles for the stresses and troubles of their times while they are graced with a wisdom that is fundamental and ongoing, making them perpetually relevant.
With so many museums and galleries closed or open only for reduced hours this winter, here are a few opportunities to experience art.
