Preparing for Passover: A Resource Roundup for a Satisfying Seder
Changing the World Together, One Block at a Time
How is this box different from all other boxes?
Why Some Jews Eat Chinese Food on Christmas
Where I'm From: A Poem on Identity
I am from blintzes, from Crest toothpaste and kippot tucked into a dresser drawer.
I am from no eating in the bedrooms, singing all the time, comfy couches, a grandfather clock on the wall and challah French toast.
A Taste of Sunny Greece
What is Shushan Purim?
An Understanding of the Heart - Middah Binat HaLev
Purim in Israel
As a student living in Israel, my holiday celebrations followed the same protocol: dress up in my nicest clothes, go to shul and eat a festive meal with family and friends (as long as it was not a fast holiday). This schedule had been ingrained in me over the course of the year. As Purim neared, I began to wonder if it would be celebrated like the other holidays or if it would be more like the celebrations I had come to expect from my childhood in Los Angeles—the shpiel, the carnival, the costumes.
Kosher Monopolies Are Not... Well... Kosher
Kitchens can be messy, and kitchen politics, even messier - especially in Israel, where calling your food kosher without the rabbinate's permission can lead to fines and even jail time.