Shabbat/Holidays

FOOD

Memorable Loaves for the High Holidays

How did our shtetl foremothers make their Rosh Hashanah meals memorable?

RECIPES

Holiday Elegance on a Budget

There is no time like the holidays for pulling out all the stops. That said, with fancier food and additional…

CHURBAN

On Seeing the Display of Victims’ Suitcases at the Auschwitz Museum 

Remembering the Holocaust

PASSOVER

Your Favorite Pesach Recipes!

Do you have a favorite Pesach recipe? Why not share it? Send an e-mail to ja@ou.org with the subject line:…

PASSOVER

Send Us Your Favorite Pesach Recipe!

If you have a favorite Pesach recipe, why not share it?

INSPIRATION

Memories of a Covid Seder

At the first bite of matzah at our Seder that night, I cried.

PASSOVER

A Scalable Seder

Preparing for a smaller, quieter Seder meal

JEWISH LAW

What’s the Truth About . . . the Jews in Egypt Keeping Their Jewish Names, Language and Dress?

Why did the Jews merit to be redeemed from Egypt?

CHANUKAH

Converso Cuisine: Chanukah Recipes Dating Back to the Days of the Inquisition

Finding a stash of old recipes, Genie Milgrom discovered the truth about her family’s Jewish identity, hidden for generations.

LIFE ORDEALS

Solo Shabbat

“So, who’s your latest victim?” That was the sarcastic question a colleague at work—a Sabra who has picked up the…

SUKKOT

October Surprise

I wanted to make my extended time in our family home over Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah memorable. I didn’t…