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Every Tu BiShvat Is a Second Chance

Tu BiShvat, the precursor to Earth Day, should make us alert to our air, water, animals, and foliage – and all that we’re doing to destroy them.

The author sitting on a mountain rock next to the young man who rescued her

I Fell Off a Mountain – and Lived to Thank the Man Who Rescued Me

Paula Kaplan-Reiss

During this pandemic, I was determined that my hero receive his medal in person – and I could think of no better location for his medal presentation than the top of the mountain where he rescued me,

Cooking for Hanukkah

Tina Wasserman

A brief history of the food traditions of Hanukkah from across the Diaspora.

The Lights of Hanukkah

Rabbi Zachary R. Shapiro

Christmas or Hanukkah? The answer is really pretty easy. Christmas wins. Hands down. The music is prettier. The decorations are extraordinary. And the presents under the tree are tempting.

It was over brunch on our fourth date when I told him, "This can't go anywhere...I’m Jewish and you’re not." After years of Jewish camp, Hebrew school and lectures from my parents, I was fairly certain that the eleventh commandment was “Thou shalt meet a nice Jewish boy, get married and have beau

Al HaNissim (For the Miracles)

Bill Page

One of the Hanukkah songs we sing begins with the words, al hanissim (for the miracles), and thanks God for all the miracles performed for our fathers, in those days, in this season (the last referring to the Hanukkah season).