In Israel, Purim is a unifying force
Deborah Fineblum, JNSFeb 22, 2018
Queen Esther and Uncle Mordechai, King Ahasuerus and that rogue Haman. All of them (and even poor old deposed Queen Vashti) would be flummoxed by the sheer volume of...
From caves to shaves: the Lag b’Omer Top 10
Deborah Fineblum, JNSMay 11, 2017
By Deborah Fineblum Lag b’Omer isn’t one of the best-known Jewish holidays — though some may notice that the men whose faces have grown fairly fuzzy following...
The Hebrew Music Museum: Two Levys’ dream
Deborah Fineblum, JNSSep 08, 2016
By Deborah Fineblum, JNS Is it a coincidence that the two people most intimately involved in creating the Hebrew Music Museum are both Levys, descendants of the ancient...
Why fast on Yom Kippur?
Deborah Fineblum, JNSOct 02, 2014
By Deborah Fineblum, JNS HERUT Shitrid vividly recalls the first Yom Kippur she fasted. She was only 10, but somehow she was able to make it through the whole day. I...
Lag b’Omer…when I was a kid
Deborah Fineblum, JNSMay 15, 2014
By Deborah Fineblum, JNS ONE of Pnina Newirth’s earliest childhood memories is a trip to Mount Meron on Lag b’Omer. But this was no ordinary family...
