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Learning on Shavuot – The All-Nighter

The scene is familiar. An auditorium or hall is stuffed full of bodies hunched over books. In the corner, there’s a table bearing snacks...

Why Dairy on Shavuot?

Seven fascinating reasons for this popular custom Ahhh... the sumptuous delight of blintzes and cheesecake. Eating a dairy meal on Shavuot has become an...

Yom Yerushalayim: Reflections on June 1967

On the eve of the 1967 Six-Day-War, Israel faced a mortal threat. The events of June 1967 came in the aftermath of the 1956...

The Under-The-Radar Story of Far East Jewry

It was a long trek: 6,000 miles by boat from Central Europe to the Far East. But the towns of East Asia opened their...

‘A Death Sentence For The Jews’: 75 Years Since the British White Paper

"We know we are going to be bamboozled,” a despondent Stephen Wise, the foremost American Jewish leader of his time, confided to a friend...

Each May, Jewish History and American History Collide

Dr. Gary P. Zola sees an inextricable connection between American Jewish history, American history, and global Jewish history. “The study of the Jewish experience...

On Yom Ha’atzmaut, Falafel Takes a Back Seat to Barbecue

For one day in the spring, the humble falafel is all but forgotten as Israelis fire up their grills for some serious meat-eating. In...

In Israel, Lag B’Omer Inspires Memories and Mayhem

One of Pnina Newirth’s earliest childhood memories is of a trip to Mount Meron on Lag B’Omer. But this was no ordinary family vacation....

NCSY: Full of Life at 60

Over the last decade, scientific studies have revealed that humans are enjoying longer lifespans and increased vivacity in their later years. Thanks to regular...

50 Years On, Remembering The Rally That Launched the Soviet Jewry Movement

"We didn’t know you couldn’t organize a mass rally in four days, and sometimes if you don’t know, then you just plunge ahead—and you...

Can Bunker Busters Solve Israel’s Iran Dilemma?

Alarmed by what they believe to be diplomatic failures by the Obama administration in nuclear negotiations with Iran, leading scholars of a Washington, DC-based...

The Commandment of Counting

Counting the Omer teaches us mindfulness, and opens our hearts to the power of stories. The commandment to count the omer is one of...

Need Marketing Tips? Ask the Rabbi!

Jerusalem’s Issamar Ginzberg is a successful business strategist, marketing consultant and speaker who proves you can’t judge a book by its cover. Rabbi Issamar...

Kitniyot Among Few Remaining Strands of Ashkenazi-Sephardi Difference in Israel

Israel is a country that has spent more than six decades weaving the two formerly disparate basic branches of the Jewish family, Sephardim and...

Newly Kosher-For-Passover Quinoa Leaps Onto Your Seder Table With Three Savory Dishes

Vegetarians, and especially vegans, need some high-protein plant food with a bit of heft to keep them going during Passover, especially if observing the...

Seder Table: A Kabbalistic Perspective A deeper look at matzah, karpas, charoset and more

We call the night's events by the word Seder, which means order. But why is it that everything the Haggadah describes about the Jewish...

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