When InterfaithFamily asked me to write a post for Tu B’Av, I have to admit, I had to do some research: Tu...
Forty-four days, 23 hours and 53 minutes to go to the big day (but who’s counting?), so we thought we’d give...
The decision to get married inevitably invites inquiry. How did you meet? What is the proposal story? Can I...
Hamentaschen or “Haman’s Pockets” are the traditional dessert of Ashkenazi Jews on the holiday of Purim. Originally...
It’s Tu Bishvat. The Birthday of the Trees. Hooray trees?!?
It is wonderful and important to honor this special...
This blog post was reprinted with permission from j., the Jewish news weekly of Northern California.
I recently...
I went to Congregation Rodeph Shalom’s Purim celebration this year. (Or last year, by the Hebrew calendar.)
The...
$8 Salad: Composed for Tu Bishvat
A version of this article was previously published on Cheap Beets.
“Let...
On the Shabbat of Sukkot, the harvest festival that the Pilgrims chose as a model for Thanksgiving, the scroll...
I’m way behind on my Purim prep. Yes, I made hamantashen, last night, but I’m still writing my chapter...
I didn’t mean to let the entire Purim holiday go by without a greeting on our blog! Today I was the designated...
The Holiday Dinner
Jeff and Jenny planned to spend Passover with Jeff’s Jewish parents. They booked...
There are four main reasons why Jewish food seems distinctive. The first is the kosher laws, a set of food dos...
Every winter, just as we start to think about spring, a minor holiday comes along. Minor enough that...
(In which someone finally answers the question, “What about…Naomi?”)
Shavuot begins Sunday...
Bryan and I have a couple of new tasks to take on this week, after our latest pre-marital counseling sessions...
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