Holiday Features
Etrog — the wandering fruit
JTAOct 05, 2023
Together with Warren Klein, the curator of the Bernard Museum of Judaica at Temple Emanu-El, and Sharon Liberman Mintz, Josh Teplitsky’s probing into the history, use,...
Letter from Jerusalem — Divine peace
Hillel GoldbergOct 05, 2023
I have never seen nor even imagined a party like this. Hundreds of people were there; actually, thousands; truth to tell, tens of thousands of people were at this party....
Jewish children’s author recalls Sukkot, Iraqi-style
JNSSep 28, 2023
Growing up in Sydney, Sarah Sassoon, 42, had a very different experience from the canvas or wooden sukkah. The sukkahs that her Iraqi-born father made were composed...
IV therapy — from Instagram to pre-Yom Kippur hydration hack
Jackie Hajdenberg, JTASep 21, 2023
The rise of non-medical IV treatments, a trend in so-called “wellness” culture that celebrities including Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber have popularized, has been...
The imprisoned — Yom Kippur speaks to them
JNSSep 21, 2023
“The One who answered Joseph in jail, will answer us.” So reads one of several imprisonment references in Yom Kippur prayers, in line with the themes of judgment and...
Food relief program delivers to Ukraine ahead of Rosh Hashanah
JNSSep 14, 2023
A food-relief program to manufacture, produce and bake kosher foods within Ukraine will help Jews will have a sufficient supply of items when they sit down to their Rosh...
Colorado foodie, PBS competitor, shares High Holiday recipes
Larry HankinSep 07, 2023
Abbe Odenwalder, a retired artist, food blogger and enthusiastic home cook represented Colorado and Ashkenazi Jewry on the national stage as a contestant on the PBS...
Shavuot — the elusive holiday
Hillel GoldbergMay 18, 2023
Why is Shavuot the elusive holiday? The usual answer is that Shavuot has no unique ritual. Not the matzah or the seder of Passover, not the shofar of Rosh Hashanah, not...
Omer counters — space and time
JNSMay 18, 2023
Omer counters have been a staple item of Judaica since at least the 18th century. Today, artists are reinterpreting them.
Wrenching journey — Haggadah in Ukrainian
David I. KleinApr 05, 2023
For the first time, a Passover Haggadah in Ukrainian.
