This month I celebrated a milestone birthday (I am now enrolled in Medicare … yup, it’s that milestone birthday!), and my wife asked me what I wanted to celebrate the occasion. Without hesitation, I ...

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Ofira Asayag hosted the Democrats Party Chairman, Yair Golan, on Channel 12 on Friday evening for an interview, during which the left-wing politician donned a kippah and recited the Shabbat Kiddush by ...

Kiddush on Shabbat morning was instituted by the rabbis. To have fulfilled the mitzvah of kiddush, you need to eat mezonot, something made with flour, eg crackers or cakes. (Fishballs are not enough, ...

Nothing brings a smile to a child’s face like the tinkling melodies of an ice cream truck rounding the corner. Unless it’s a Saturday afternoon and that child is standing in front of an orthodox ...

Rav Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev passed away in 1809, and his Kiddush cup has been passed down through the generations for more than two centuries. Have you ever actually held history in your hand?

From kosher tailgates to blue-square anti-hate campaigns, Jewish communities across the US, and Israel found unique ways to celebrate Super Bowl weekend. Jewish communities from New York City to the ...

Robert Besser is a news editor who has worked in television and newspapers in theUnited States, Asia and the Middle East. It was Friday, May 14, 1948, just hours before David Ben Gurion was to declare ...

Jewish communities from New York City to the Bay Area turned Super Bowl weekend into themed Shabbat (the Jewish Sabbath) gatherings and game-day events, pairing classic kiddush menus with ...