As anyone who has spent weeks cleaning for Passover can attest, the Shabbat before the holiday is often, as the kids would say, mid. Paranoid about any hametz landing under couches, stressed about the ...

It’s an invitation to take time at the end of the week to unwind and connect with your family, your community, your religion. No matter what your Jewish background, sharing a Friday night Shabbat meal ...

Holidays are commonly thought of as special times because they only happen once a year. Often, they involve celebrating, spending quality time with loved ones, and making ourselves aware of the ...

A protester seen wearing a T-shirt with a slogan supporting the solidarity of hostages held by Hamas stood next to a long table that resemblance Shabbat table during the rally in Tel Aviv. As Israel ...

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(JTA) — Six decades ago, shortly before Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Rabbi Joachim Prinz called for racial equality in an ...

(RNS) — With her latest book, she turns back to her roots in a Modern Orthodox home where her mother cooked dishes typical of the Ashkenazi tradition. (RNS) — Ashkenazi food, the kind prepared by Jews ...

Hold the Manishevitz. This is not your bubbe’s Shabbat. Gen Z and Millennial New Yorkers are eschewing the traditional Friday night Jewish dinners for buzzy Shabbat-themed parties at trendy bars and ...