Holiday Features
Jewish, labor communities join for a ‘Labor Seder’
Steve MarkApr 14, 2022
This was the first Labor Seder, an interfaith event sponsored by Coloradans for the Common Good.
The great latke vs. hamantaschen debate going strong
JTADec 09, 2021
Since 1946, the University of Chicago has hosted a debate on another long-running disagreement: whether latkes or hamantaschen are the superior Jewish holiday food.
Japanese Chanukah spin
JTADec 09, 2021
Soon after Rabbi Moti Grumach moved to Kyoto, Japan, about three years ago he realized that a local craft dovetailed neatly with Jewish traditions.
In Israel, counterfeit olive oil hinders Chanukah tradition
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTADec 02, 2021
Like thousands of Orthodox Jewish consumers who buy premium olive oil ahead of Chanukah, David purchased $160 of the stuff only to burn it — in a menorah.
The long road from Tehran to Denver
Chris LeppekNov 25, 2021
CHANUKAH 5782 SECTION A PAGE 6 a tense and precarious night in 1985, when Robert Salehrabi, his younger brother and two other Jewish boys crossed the line from...
Treasures depict pre-Holocaust life
Shira Hanau, JTANov 25, 2021
CHANUKAH 5782 SECTION D PAGE 9 NEW YORK — Even when Arthur Kurzweil sits by himself in his study, he doesn’t feel that he’s alone. After all, he has the […]
Unearthed fortress in Israel illustrates Chanukah story
JNSNov 18, 2021
A fortress dating to the Hellenistic Era that the Hasmoneans burned to the ground has been excavated in an Israel Antiquities Authority dig in the Lachish Forest, the...
Sukkot: Why it’s the favorite holiday at our house
Jill AltmanSep 17, 2021
Sukkot — which begins Monday evening, Sept. 20 — has long been a favorite holiday at the Altman house in Colorado Springs. For my husband and me, it is a […]
Muslims in the Gulf explore High Holiday traditions
JNSSep 10, 2021
By Josh Hasten, JNS With Jews around the world set to begin the High Holiday season, the small Jewish communities in six Gulf states, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman,...
Double your joy: Five fascinating facts about the Jewish leap year
Deborah Fineblum, JNSSep 02, 2021
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5782 SECTION D PAGE 4 Buckle your seatbelts. With the arrival of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish world is being thrown headlong into the leap year of...
