Put color in your chag
Mix it up this holiday with a colorful orange spice cake. (photo by Barry A. Kaplan) In honor of Tu b’Shevat on Feb. 3-4, why not try some variety to celebrate the New Year of the Trees? One usually thinks…
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Fruits, nuts, traditions
Tu b’Shevat, the New Year of the Trees, coincides with the flowering of the almond tree in Israel. (photo from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shevat) Tu b’Shevat, which falls this year on Feb. 3-4, marks the end of the rainy season in Israel. Buds…
This week’s cartoon … Jan. 16/15
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Red rocks, Jewish lullabies
Today’s Sedona Jewish community is spread out over the surrounding Verde Valley. (photo by Lauren Kramer) “Whatever you do, please don’t write about vortex or New Age stuff!” I was socializing after Friday night services with congregants at Sedona’s synagogue…
Specialty camps work
In the early to mid-2000s, research estimated that only 10 percent of the Jewish youth population were being served by existing Jewish camps. There was concern that many Jewish youth were instead attending non-Jewish camps that offered more unique opportunities.…
Menorah’s ultimate fate?
The Arch of Titus remains standing in Rome today. Built in 81 CE, it depicts the triumphal procession of enslaved Jews and Temple spoils, including the Menorah, whose ultimate fate is unknown. (photo by Basya Laye) Sixty-thousand heavily armed, well-trained…
This week’s cartoon … Jan. 9/15
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Chefs compete, party
Chefs compete at the Centre for Judaism in the Lower Fraser Valley of British Columbia’s Iron Chef Chanukah Competition II. (photo from Centre for Judaism) Last month, after the lighting of the menorah, dancing and refreshments, the Centre for Judaism in the…
Research into access issues at Jewish overnight camps
The field of Jewish camp has become increasingly aware of and responsive to the numbers of children with special needs and physical disabilities in recent years. As a first step towards initiating field-wide changes in this arena, Foundation for Jewish…
Precursors to menorah are many
A menorah-like drawing from Kuntillet Ajrud. Source: “The Asherah, the Menorah and the Sacred Tree” by J. E. Taylor, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament (1995). Though the religious symbolism of the menorah is consistent with Jewish mythology…
