Is the movie as good as the book? Often, the answer to this perennial question is a flat “No.” ...
Moment's Ask The Rabbis asks where the Jewish religion, tradition and text stand on racism...
Summer Salad Recipes, Fatoush salad, Charred Eggplant salad, Moroccan carrot, matbucha...
Rudolph “Rudi” Gernreich was one of the most prominent fashion designers of the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. His revolutionary designs and avant-garde collections embodied his vision of fashion as a liberating force that defied conventional ideas of beauty, identity and gender. “Fearless Fashion: Rudi Gernreich,”...
Once-favorite Passover dishes like russell, schav and even kugel are being replaced by healthier dishes that are easier to prepare....
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Lost and Found exhibit at Yeshiva University's museum traces the story of a photo album smuggled out of Lithuania's Kovno Ghetto, from its original disappearance through the investigation that found the owner's descendants teaching Yiddish in the United States. ...
The description of manna in the Bible matches what Danin found in the Sinai Desert. He soon discovered that the white drops on the shrub’s stems were the digestive byproduct of insects that feed on the plant’s sap, known as honeydew. The secretion, formed at...
Our reaction to the events in Pittsburgh began with mourning for the victims. From mourning we moved to the legitimate fear that comes from living in a nation where easily procured weapons of mass death terrorize people of color, Muslims, LGBTQ people and—as always—Jews. ...
It’s one of the more unsavory parts of the Bible. Lot, after the destruction of Sodom, is seduced by his two daughters, who think they are the world’s sole survivors. ...