Holiday Features
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...
Astonishing escape: Holocaust tunnel verified
Tom Tugend, JTAApr 20, 2017
YOM HASHOAH 5777 LOS ANGELES — A one-hour TV program which aired this week on PBS links an incredible Holocaust escape story to advanced scientific techniques....
From Soviet prison to Knesset Speaker
Andrew Friedman, TPSApr 14, 2017
At a distance and in person, it is hard to imagine Yoel (Yuli) Edelstein anywhere but in the Knesset. In contrast to other prominent Russian immigrants such as former...
Hosting a seder: If you don’t laugh, you’ll cry
Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTAApr 06, 2017
PASSOVER EDITION 5777SECTION B PAGE 6 NEW YORK — The 30-day period between Purim and Passover is often fraught, especially for Jews — especially if, against all...
Poppy, date, chocolate are still king
Andrew Tobin, JTAMar 09, 2017
TEL AVIV — Cheesecake, amaretto or goat cheese and onion jam? Those are just some of the new hamantaschen options this year at Roladin, a popular Israeli bakery chain....
Five must-see historic trees in Israel
JTAFeb 09, 2017
By Michael Brown JERUSALEM — Trees have stories, and Israel’s trees have lots of stories. Scattered throughout the country, scores of ancient and historic trees help...
Jerusalem teen celebrates personal miracle on Chanukah
Andrew Friedman, TPSJan 05, 2017
JERUSALEM — In nearly every way, 16-year-old Eden Levi is a typical Israeli teenager. With a polka dot baseball cap turned backwards, she says she enjoys everything...
‘I have a little dreidel’: Origins of a song
JTADec 29, 2016
By Albert Stern Within the Jewish musical canon are several songs that seem to have always existed — tunes we all know and pass down from one generation to the...
Guess where all those millions of candle boxes come from
JNSDec 22, 2016
CHANUKAH EDITION SECTION E PAGE 13 By Judy Lash Balint SDEROT — The Menorah Candle Company, manufacturer and exporter of millions of Chanukah candles worldwide, is one...
Bummed by Clinton loss? It is still Thanksgiving
Edmon J. Rodman, JTANov 17, 2016
It was just last week, on the night of Nov. 8, that my family had all anxiously exchanged text messages as we watched the election results trickle in. State by
