Jewish Life Around the World

Taste Test: 22 Nut-Free Charoset Recipes

Have you tried avocadoes, bananas, ginger, chocolate or cayenne pepper in charoset? How well does traditional apples-nuts-wine charoset stand up to her cousins? Have an international Jewish taste test and discover your favorites

Professional close up portrait of the author and his wife in the 1970s

Jewish Life Around the World

A Jerusalem Love Story

Aron Hirt-Manheimer

February 9, 2021

It has been almost 50 years since I met my wife Judy in Jerusalem. She came into my life like the Sabbath queen about to enter the synagogue, with everyone rising and turning toward the door to welcome her in.

Smiling image of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks wearing a black jacket with a yellow tie

Jewish Values

A 2010 Conversation About Love and Hope with Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

Krista Tippett

November 20, 2020

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, z”l, served as chief rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth for 22 years. This interview with him first aired on the podcast OnBeing in 2010.

Black and white image of Germans looking at broken storefront windows the day after Kristallnacht

Modern Day Issues in Antisemitism

Kristallnacht's Lessons for Today

Abraham H. Foxman

Each year on the anniversary of Kristallnacht, we recall the opening salvo of the violent assault on Jews that foreshadowed the Holocaust and ask ourselves what should have been done at that moment.anti

Chef Marisa Baggett smiles in front of a kitchen setting

Family Activities

From Southern Fried Chicken to Kreplach: Talking to Memphis Deli Maven Marisa Baggett

Aron Hirt-Manheimer

November 4, 2020

This November, Marisa Baggett, a Memphis-area Jewish chef and food blogger, will lead three cooking classes for families and children on Reform Judaism on the Go. We caught up with her to talk about her amazing journey as a Jew and chef.