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Let Them Eat Cake: Sweet, tasty and symbolic of the milk and honey of the Promised Land, cheesecake is a Shavuot staple. (Pixabay, via JTA)
Your festival table can mix tantalizing dairy dishes with great wines, suggests the Kosher Decanter.
Read MoreAs we approach our second pandemic Shavuot, Rabbi Debi Wechsler of Chizuk Amuno Congregation reflects on how this past year has inspired a wealth of innovations and creativity among Jewish organizations.
Read MoreRabbi Dr. Eli Yoggev’s challenge for Shavuot this year is to take a break and return to nature. Go for a walk outside, take in the sights and smells, and discover the great serenity, stability and divinity of nature.
Read MoreFor the second year in a row, Baltimore area Jewish congregations and organizations will come together virtually to observe the holiday of Shavuot.
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The minor festival of Lag B'Omer is traditionally observed with bonfires, music, communal picnics and dancing. (Photo by David Mark/Pixabay, courtesy of JTA)
Among the local celebrations of Lag B’Omer on Apr. 29 will be a kosher BBQ/bonfire and a virtual concert by Cris Jacobs.
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Jewish day schools have increasingly diverse student bodies, including at the Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy in Beverly Hills, California. (Courtesy of Prizmah via JTA)
In the wake of racially divisive incidents, Jewish day schools seek new ways to address contemporary issues.
Read MoreFairness and failure walk a fine line in the pursuit of justice, writes Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg.
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In 2020, Gil Abramson high-fives his granddaughter during a grandparenting event in Pikesville presented by the Macks Center for Jewish Education. (Photo by Steve Ruark)
The Saba-Ba: Grandparents on the Go! program aims to help pass stories and traditions to the younger generations.
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When life sometimes can seem like one long slog, the Jewish intellectual tradition offers an alternative that can bring with it happiness and a sense of accomplishment. (PaulCalbar/Getty via JTA)
Striving for a higher purpose can actually help us overcome day-to-day stresses rather than adding to them, write Dr. Alan Kadish and Dr. Michael Shmidman of the Touro College and University System.
Read MoreBaltimore-based life coach Ruthy Wolman writes about how her mother’s recycled yahrzeit glasses can teach us something profound about the human spirit.
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(Sean O'Neill; Courtesy of Bari Mitzmann; David Zvi Kalman; Courtesy of Rabbi Sam Reinstein; Emily Marbach via JTA)
It’s a golden age for creative Haggadot, writes Gabe Friedman, with options for everyone from the Seinfeld superfan to the history buff.
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