Judaism

Local

Death as a Constant Part of Life

Torah

Is Golan Heights Part of Holy Land?

Arts

Hidden City Festival Reveals Revitalization of 'Little Shul'

Food

Fear of Frying?

There's a healthier way around too much oil

By:

Helen Nash, Jewish Telegraphic Agency

My challenge: to preserve the flavor of the fried potato pancake and at the same time to make it healthier, less messy and more versatile. In other words, a latke doesn’t have to be just for Chanukah.

Food

Check Your Oil!

Then veer slightly from tradition

By:

Chavie Lieber, JTA

Gone are the days when the Chanukah holiday meant an eight-day binge fest of all things fried.

Torah

Who Is Israel? He Is a ‘God-Wrestler’

VAYISHLACH, Genesis 32:4 - 36:43

By:

Rabbi Adam Zeff

In this week’s Torah portion, a momentous event occurs. The patriarch Jacob is renamed “Israel,” and the Jewish people, as Jacob’s descendants, become the “Children of Israel.”

Chanukah

They Light Up Your Life

Chanukah Gift Guide 2012

By:

Elyse Glickman, Special Sections Feature

Innovative designers are broadening and updating the ways those observing Chanukah can pay tribute to the miraculous endurance of the fabled lighting oil with chanukiah that capture the holiday spirit in a contemporary manner.