Judaism

Torah

Why Did the People Complain Over Manna?

Newsmakers

West Philly Rabbi Gives Benediction at Prayer Breakfast

Local

Does Birthright Stifle Teen Travel?

Torah

Brotherhood’s Apex: Soviet Jewry March

Vayeshev, Genesis 37:1-40:23

By:

Rabbi Mark Robbins

Twenty-five years after freedom, our local Russian-speaking Jewish community remains strikingly separate — culturally, educationally, religiously and geographically. It’s time for Philadelphians to take the next step in bringing brothers together.

Culture

Eight Days of Local Chanukah Events

By:

Greg Salisbury

Here are a few of our favorite event picks for Chanukah, broken down by day.

Chanukah

With a Candle Each Night, Celebrate Courage

By:

Dasee Berkowitz, JTA

JTA's Dasee Berkowitz reflects on the models of courage found in the Chanukah story and suggests a way to honor this theme as you light the candles each night.

Food

Move Over Latkes!

Celebrate Chanukah with Scottish-inspired cakes and cookies

By:

Ethel Hofman, JE Feature

For my mother, Chanukah went way beyond latkes. It was her cakes and cookies — rich, buttery, studded with nuts — that upheld her reputation as a generous hostess and superb baker.

Chanukah

The Unknown Heroine of the Holiday

By:

Judy Petsonk, JE Feature

I was walking down a street in Jerusalem when I came to a sign: Queen Shalom-Zion Street. A Jewish queen who was not named Esther — and I had never heard of her! That’s how I met the unsung heroine of Chanukah.