Spring Cleaning for Chametz a ‘Labor of Love’
Right about now, the backyards of some Jewish households are becoming five-star restaurants for Philadelphia’s squirrels, birds and deer.
Leavened cookies, cakes and bread buried...
Passover Desserts Put to the (Taste) Test
Passover starts in a week, which means it’s almost time to eat matzah pizza for every meal.
OK then, that’s a tasty unleavened option for...
Unmasking the Origins of Purim Costumes
A hot dog, an emoji and Superman walk into a synagogue — and there’s no punchline. It’s the reality for Allan Rosenblatt, owner of...
The Many Lives of a Sufganiyah: Celebrating Doughnut Diversity for Chanukah
Gefüllte krapfen” isn’t exactly a German phrase that whets one’s appetite.
In fact, the Hebrew “sufganiyot” rolls off the tongue much more smoothly. But each...
Confused About Shemini Atzeret? Us Too: The ‘Hybrid Holiday’ Explained
Schrödinger’s cat is a thought experiment used in quantum mechanics that — without getting into the hairy details — consists of a cat in...
Lag B’Omer Celebrations Go On Despite Challenges
For the second year in a row, those who celebrated Lag B’Omer dealt with obstacles both commonplace — iffy weather — and extraordinary (you...
Penn Commencement on Shavuot Sparks Petition
Nearly 1,600 people signed a petition urging the University of Pennsylvania to change the date of commencement for the class of 2021.
Set for May...
What It’s Like to Celebrate Passover in Prison
By Christopher Blackwell
Over the past few years, I have been honored and blessed to experience — with good friends — some Jewish traditions and...
Passover, Pandemic Create Eating Disorder Challenges
As the Jewish community approaches another pandemic- era Passover, staff at the Renfrew Center, a national network of eating disorder treatment facilities, are working...
Tales of Leaving Egypt Resonate at Passover
“In every generation,” we read during the seder, “a person must regard himself as though he personally had gone out of Egypt, as it...