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11 Facts You Should Know About Chol Hamoed, the Holidays’ Intermediate Days

Art by Sefira Lightstone Chol Hamoed (that’s three syllables: Ha-mo-ed) refers to the intermediate days, sandwiched between the opening and closing days of either Passover or Sukkot. Not quite holidays...

Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising & Honoring Those Who Continue the Fight Against Anti-Semitism

Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising & Honoring Those Who Continue the Fight Against Anti-Semitism Edited by: TJVNews.com To commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto...

Meat and Potatoes, Kosher-for-Passover Style

Purées are a blank canvas upon which you can showcase a short rib or chicken breast. By: Naomi Ross Purées are wonderful as a side dish...

Passover and the Art of Self-Transcendence

Let’s all leave ourselves behind this Passover By: Tzvi Freeman Every morning and every night, a Jew has to remember two things: G‑d is one. He took us...

Amid Antisemitic Anarchy at Columbia, Seders to Go On with Joy, Confidence and Extra Security

By Jacob Scheer-Chabad.org For Jewish students at Columbia University, there is fear in the air. A cloud of blatant anti-Jewish hate has cast its ugly...

Manhattan Ad Guru Archie Gottesman Turns Billboard Expertise Against Rise in Antisemitism

Manhattan Ad Guru Archie Gottesman Turns Billboard Expertise Against Rise in Antisemitism Edited by: TJVNews.com Archie Gottesman, renowned for her sharp-witted billboard campaigns for Manhattan Mini...

What to Focus on During the Seder – “Next Year in Jerusalem”

By: Rabbi Leo Dee A number of friends from around the world have asked me what they should focus on this year during their Seder....

Pesach: Then and Now

By: Larry Domnitch The redemption from Egypt occurred within the confines of one day, but the events which lead to the redemption occurred over the...

Wisdom from the Passover Kitchen: Getting the Kids Involved

It was my mother who taught me how to beat egg whites into “stiff peaks” for baking holiday sponge cakes. By: Naomi Ross Folding chairs lined...

Delicious Passover Meals Made with Dried Spices & Herbs

By: Ethel G. Hofman Passover is just a few weeks away; there are signs of it everywhere. Kosher-for-Passover products are prominently displayed in major supermarkets....

What to Expect at a Passover Seder

By: Nechama Golding So you’ve been invited to share a Seder—the ritual-rich evening that is the highlight of Passover, the Festival of Freedom—with an observant...

60 Historic Torah Scrolls from Nazi-Occupied Prague Celebrated At NYC Synagogue 

60 Historic Torah Scrolls from Nazi-Occupied Prague Celebrated At NYC Synagogue  Edited by: Fern Sidman In an emotional display of remembrance and resilience, sixty...

Do We Say a Blessing for the Solar Eclipse?

chabad.org Question I have been reading articles about the upcoming solar eclipse. Some claim that eclipses are a bad omen of things to come. What is...

From Neo-Nazi to Observant Jew: The Astonishing Transformation of Frank Meeink

Edited by: Fern Sidman In a remarkable tale of redemption and self-discovery, Frank Meeink, once a notorious neo-Nazi leader whose life served as partial inspiration...

Pesach – 15 Steps To Freedom (Part 1)

By: Rabbi Shraga Simmons A Jewish man is waiting in line to be knighted by the Queen of England. He is supposed to kneel and...

A book on faith, Judaism and defying Soviet rule

By Phyllis Chesler (JNS)   Rabbi Hillel Zaltzman has written a remarkable and very moving memoir titled: The Jewish Underground of Samarkand: How Faith Defied Soviet Rule. Reading...

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