Special Coverage

Middle Eastern quinoa

Middle Eastern quinoa with chickpeas, apples and cranberries

By Ilana Meiller As a new year brings us opportunities for self-improvement, the holiday of Rosh Hashanah propels me to renew some of my cherished...
A little girl picks apples with her father

Where to go apple picking for the High Holidays

By Katie Beecher Apple slices dipped in honey are probably the most quintessential Rosh Hashanah food-related tradition, which means apple picking is a great activity...

19 organizations partner for Shavuot all-night learning

Get your cheesecake ready, Baltimore. Nineteen local Jewish organizations are participating in a virtual Shavuot event on May 16 from 7:30 p.m. until 5 a.m....
A family celebrates the seder

What you (maybe) didn’t know about Passover

0
By My Jewish Learning Passover celebrates the ancient Exodus of the Israelites from bondage in Egypt. Here are some facts you might not have known...

Festival of freedom: Families from around the country share what traditions make their Passovers...

0
Celebrated at home, Passover, perhaps more than any other Jewish holiday, provides space for families to create their own customs and rituals. A Moroccan family...

These new Haggadah options will spice up your Passover seder

The pandemic has altered the experience of the Passover seder, but one thing hasn’t changed: It’s a golden age for creative Haggadahs. Here are...
Matzah Craze

In newest Passover children’s books, a lion reads the Haggadah and a Depression-era mitzvah

0
By Penny Schwartz On the eve of Passover during the Depression, a juggler in ragged clothes is invited into the home of a poor family...