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Lag B’Omer — A day of joy and celebration
Lag B’Omer is a minor but joyous holiday celebrated on the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, which begins on the second day of Passover and ends on… Read more
Remembrance meets celebration
Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom Hazikaron in Israel By Judy Lash Balint/JNS.org Hundreds of Israeli flags are in place; the Air Force has been rehearsing its formation fly-by routine for days;… Read more
SLICE of LIFE
By Eileen Goltz Pesach brings me to new levels of creative crazy when I’m trying to find recipes that don’t contain any matz. I don’t, or rather my tummy doesn’t… Read more
On the Web: Chanukah 101
To help get you into the holiday spirit, the students at Technion, Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa came up with an innovative method for lighting a menorah using their… Read more
The Maccabees and Jewish athletics
By Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org Jewish athletes from around the world gather every four years in Israel for the Olympic-style Maccabiah Games, not to mention the annual JCC Maccabi Youth Games… Read more
Dreidel: Fun Facts
By Binyamin Kagedan/JNS.org ▪ The word dreidel is Yiddish, and comes from the German verb dreihen, meaning “to spin.” Dreidel literally means “little spinner.” The first dreidel players were… Read more
The 2012 Chanukah gift guide
By Diana Burmistrovich/JNS.org The story of Chanukah was about bravery, determination, and finding light in the darkest of times. These days, we certainly remember and celebrate the centuries-old victory of… Read more
Countdown to Chanukah
Spice up Chanukah with new latke toppings (JNS.org) Mollie Katzen—an award-winning illustrator and designer, as well as best-selling cookbook author and popular public speaker—is back with a new round of… Read more
THANKSGIVING 2012
Giving Thanks…the Jewish Way According to one popular historical interpretation, Thanksgiving is modeled on the biblical harvest of Sukkot. The story goes that the Pilgrims, seeing themselves as new Israelites… Read more
High Holidays: I’m sorry. So sorry.
By Mark Mietikiewicz We are well into the Jewish month of Elul and with Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur around the corner, this is the traditional time for repentance and… Read more
