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This Chanukah, kindle the light of liberation, not just for you and your loved ones, but for all people whose freedom of expression is threatened. (photo by Robert Couse-Baker / flickr.com) In a time of identity searching, introspection and anticipation,…
Judah Maccabee purifies the Temple, etching by Julius von Carolsfeld, 1860. Every year, we look forward to Chanukah, even though it is not even mentioned in the Torah. Its name means “Dedication” and it starts on erev the 25th of…
It was just before sunset on the last night of Chanukah, the coldest it had ever been in Chelm. (photo from pxhere.com) It was a cold day in the village. It was so cold that when Reb Cantor, the merchant,…
Mini poems that rhyme and colourful illustrations combine for a family-filled, fun-filled and food-filled holiday book for younger revelers. Hanukkah, Here I Come! (Grosset & Dunlap) by writer D.J. Steinberg and illustrator Sara Palacios is an energetic account that touches…
As a kid, Sukkot wasn’t a holiday we observed at home. Our congregation was where I decorated and visited a sukkah, but it wasn’t a big festival for us. The temple did feel like an extension of my house since…
“Stuffed vegetables – a most ancient Sukkot dish, probably having its genesis with the grape leaves remaining on the vine after the harvest that were then filled and simmered until tender – are common sights on holiday tables in all…
Light of Shabbat Volunteers packaging kosher meals for the High Holidays. (photo from Chabad Richmond) On Aug. 29, a contingent of 12 Chabad Richmond volunteers worked to ensure that recipients of the Richmond community Light of Shabbat (LOS) meal program…
Deborah Shapiro is a self-taught, award-winning artist from Akron, Ohio, who creates collages from bits of magazine paper – no paint is used. Her subjects include nature scenes, animals and still life images. Many of her pieces have words and added…
Planning ahead can help minimize touch points and help keep a small gathering safe. (photo by Michelle Dodek) We all remember the days when we gathered family, friends and maybe some strangers together at our holiday table to celebrate Rosh…
The Daughters of Zelophehad by artist Frederick Richard Pickersgill, engraver Dalziel Brothers, 1865-1881. (photo from metmuseum.org) “A cobbler passed by the window of Rabbi Levi Yitzhak, calling out: “Have you nothing to mend?!” The rabbi began to cry: “Woe is me!…
