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A boat of new immigrants arrives in pre-state Israel on Oct. 2, 1947. (photo from the Palmach Archive via PikiWiki Israel) The Passover seder begins by welcoming anyone who is hungry, an idea that comes straight from the Book of…
A model of King Herod I’s renovated version of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. (photo from Ariely via Wikimedia Commons) Between 19 BCE and 4 BCE, King Herod I renovated the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, enlarging and beautifying it. It…
(photo from PikiWiki Israel) Her name was Rachel, his was Nathan. And even though separated by two bar stools, they struggled through 20 minutes of awkward conversation before their last names were spoken. Greenberg went with Rachel; Cohen with Nathan.…
The illustration on this year’s Passover cover, “Miriam Dances,” was created by artist Carol Racklin-Siegel for the book Let My People Go (EKS Publishing, 2011). In this hand-painted silk art, Racklin-Siegel depicts the joy of Miriam the Prophetess leading the women…
Daffodils herald the springtime – and the approach of Passover. (photo from commons.wikimedia.org) I had not seen him check into the inn. And I did not see him that night as we travelers exchanged vodka toasts to Pesach – only…
The cover of the new Haggadah, with one of its authors, Rabbi Adam Scheier. (photo from cjnews.com) A new Haggadah in Hebrew, English and French has been created by Canadians for Canadians and celebrates the Jewish experience in this country.…
Poppy seed hamantashen from owl-at-home.blogspot.ca. Purim has its share of food customs as it is observed by Jewish communities around the world, but for this article, I will narrow my question to one: why the poppy seeds – particularly in hamantashen?…
Megillat Esther, the Book of Esther, receives rave reviews. (photo from Chefallen via Wikimedia Commons) Recently discovered among ancient Persian manuscripts and just smuggled out of Tehran in time for Purim, an anonymous writer analyzes the story of the Book…
On a cloudless, heavenly morning, well before the Almighty turned the dust of the earth into man, he announced the holy days to the assembled Heavenly Hosts. The angels listened solemnly, especially to Yom Kippur. After a few moments of…
