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Lag BaOmer Turns Tragedy into Triumph

There are various explanations for why this particular date is special. One suggests that a plague that caused the death of thousands of Rabbi Akiva's students ended on Lag BaOmer.

bonfire at a lake to celebrate lag baomer in israel

Lag BaOmer: A Highlight of My Life in Israel

After Passover, we noticed that our 11-year-old son disappeared after school for hours at a time. When we asked him about what he was doing, he divulged few details.

Oops, I Forgot to Count the Omer!

What to do? Give up? Sigh and think, “I’m a bad Jew”? Never!

Why Count the Omer? Five Reasons (and Counting!)

Counting the Omer is a mitzvah through which we count the days from, Passover to Shavuot.

Dried fruits in the supermarket in Jerusalem

In Jerusalem, Tu BiShvat Offers a Welcome Respite from Winter

Cantor Evan Kent

Coming a month and a half before the spring equinox and two months before Passover, Tu BiShvat provides a glimmer of springtime at a time when winter can often be at its cruelest.

Galilee Diary: Rainy day

Rabbi Marc J. Rosenstein

Moving from the Midwest to the Mideast involved looking at rainy days in a new way. It took me a number of years to internalize the concept that rainy days are not an inconvenience, but rather a blessing.

an Israeli Falafel often eaten by Americans during Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut

Falafel (Chickpea Patties)

Falafel is sold on street corners in every city and town in Israel.

Israeli Shishlik (Grilled Skewered Meat)

Shishlik (Meat Kabobs)

The simple method of preparing meat on an open grill goes back to ancient biblical times.

Kichlach (cookies)

Derived from central Europe, the popular kichlach (Yiddish for "cookies") are to be found in many of the packages prepared by parents for their children serving in the Israeli military.

Tu Bishvat: Doing Something About It.

Rabbi Micah Streiffer

I consider myself an environmentalist. I write about the earth, think about the earth, care about the earth. I wrote my rabbinical thesis partly on Judaism and the environment, and I helped found en environmental advocacy committee in my synagogue.