Is it permitted to invite a non-Jew to your Seder? And is it a good idea? ...
When Brent Delman was growing up in Cleveland, his culturally Jewish family, like their Eastern European forebears, ate lots of soft, fresh cheese—cream cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese—without worrying much about whether it was kosher. After all, cheese is just curdled milk, and as long as it’s not eaten with ...
Leib’s brother was named Michael, after Michael Faraday, creator of the balloon and author of the work The Chemical History of the Candle. Faraday was a prominent chemist and physicist during the mid-1800s, and Leib’s father—a balloonist during the week, an aspiring inventor on weekends—found Mr. Faraday’s biography and rubbery ...
Getting to the Root of Parsnip’s Unlikely Magic ...
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How do you decide when a candidate for conversion is ready to become Jewish? ...
The First Hanukkah By Andy Borowitz Illustrations by Noah Phillips hen Billy Zylberberg thought about his childhood, he realized that
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Growing up by the sea in Belle Harbor, New York, five decades ago, I never heard of a Hanukkah doughnut. In my Ashkenazi family, Hanukkah fare was potato latkes, served with sour cream and my mother’s freshly made applesauce, or as an accompaniment to brisket. ...
It’s the time of the year when we begin to talk about oil. Not just the kind that heats homes, but the kind that burned in the Tabernacle of the Temple—that is, olive oil. ...
Lecha Dodi // According to tradition, Mordechai led the way. When the day was expiring, he emerged from his house in white garments. The cares of the working week fell away, and he prepared with discreet joy for the Sabbath. His hair, just visible under his head covering, would be ...
Are there aspects of Judaism that encourage arrogance—or that help guard against it? ...
Should Jews strive to be happy? INDEPENDENT No. Jews should never strive to be happy. Happiness should not be something ...