Seinfeld: Jewish Food

When reading sometimes it is helpful to have something to guide us so we don’t skip a line of…

A mezuzah is a little box that is nailed to the doorpost of a Jewish home. The Hebrew word…

Prior to the Holocaust, Yiddish, a language more resembling Middle High German than anything…

Many cultures have different ways of dealing with death. One Jewish custom is to place a stone…

Talking about Jewish food is both mouth-wateringly delicious and just a little complicated.

Kiddush, like candles, sanctifies the Sabbath. Making kiddush is a simple religious act that…

Anti-Semitism is viral and has infected almost all large organized groups from all sides of the…

A discussion of traditional versus current trends regarding burial is presented.

Shabbat (Sabbath) at the western wall in Jerusalem.

The Magen David is the six pointed star also known as the Star of David. Magen David literally…

הפטרה (Haftarah), the name given to the reading from the Prophetic books which follows the…

Even though we have modernized we still hold some sacred old traditions dear amongst the Jewish…

Holocaust Survivor Meets US Veteran After 70 Years

Shiva is a weeklong mourning period following the burial of an immediate relative in a Jewish…

A tallit is a prayer shawl. Tallitot (plural of tallit) are rectangular in shape and have…

Humans are partial to food to begin with, and Jewish culture is no different – plus Judaism has…

Seven Jewish customs and traditions observed before marriage.

The Yiddish language is a wonderful source of rich expressions, especially terms of endearment…