Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Why I love Jews by Choice
By Rabbi Dan Moskovitz
The first conversion I ever performed as a rabbi was for a 45-year-old father of two who was in the final stages of liver cancer.. . .
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The goat herd: A story of chevre, Shavuot and backyard goats [RECIPE]
By Rob Eshman
The most common question people ask when they visit our home is: “Why the goats?” We live in the city. A few houses west of us, four lanes of. . .
Monday, June 6, 2011
Valedictorian to give taped speech to accommodate Shavuot observance [VIDEO]
JTA
The valedictorian at a northern California high school is planning to deliver her graduation address via a pre-recorded audio message in order to. . .
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Say Cheese: Recipes for Shavuot
By Judy Zeidler
During Shavuot, it’s a custom to serve dairy foods, such as cheese blintzes, cheese noodle kugels, cheesecake and even ice cream. But have you. . .
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Polish-language guide to Shavuot distributed
JTA
A Polish-language guide to the holiday of Shavuot will be distributed to thousands of hidden Jews in Poland.. . .
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Visiting the alef garden on Shavuot
By Edmon J. Rodman, JTA
Like to stay up late and party all night?
Do I have a Jewish holiday for you.. . .
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Dairy, dairy, Shavuot is quite contrary to holidays’ meat traditions [RECIPE]
by Linda Morel, JTA
Recently my 3-year-old granddaughter played with a music box she had received from her parents at Chanukah.
“What is Chanukah?” I asked her.. . .
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Almighty? No Way! Coming to Know the God We Already Love
by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
Sometimes life presents us with challenges so arresting, so shattering that they change everything. This is the tale of a series of such moments,. . .
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
A Modern Conversion Story
by Tori Avey
I was not raised in a religion; my parents gave me the gift of choice when it came to spirituality. I’ve always known on a deep level that God. . .
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Keeping up: Ronald Reagan foundation, Walk to end genocide, Yom Hashoah, It takes a woman fundraiser
By JewishJournal.com
Mort Zuckerman, chairman/editor-in-chief of U.S. News and World Report and publisher of the New York Daily News, tours The Ronald Reagan Presidential. . .
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Journey to Judaism
by Olivia Gingerich
I grew up in Valparaiso, a predominantly white, Christian city in northwestern Indiana. Brought up in a fervently Lutheran family, I attended a. . .
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
It's in the mail!
By Robin Heinz Bratslavsky
Kids love getting mail: birthday cards from Bubbe and Zayde, Chanukah presents from the family in New York. It’s exciting for them to open the. . .
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Guide to Shavuot 2010 [MAP]
Compiled by Courtney Raney and Sivan Kaspi
Guide to Shavuot 2010. . .
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Wearing a Kippah and a Surgical Cap
by Jonah Lowenfeld, Contributing Writer
“What happens in California when you have a baby, if you’re not Jewish? Who does the circumcision? Any idea?”. . .
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Conversion: How to get started
By JewishJournal.com
The first step is to join an Introduction to Judaism program or find a rabbi who will study with you. Programs usually consist of about 18 sessions. . .
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Love Endures
by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
At this season of change, as spring gives way to summer, as farmers across the world harvest their crops, Jews end the season of counting the Omer. . .
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
L.A. Torah Scribe Has Quill, Will Travel
By Orit Arfa
In 2001, Jewish sofer (scribe) Ron Sieger served as a hand double for the actor playing a scribe on “The Sacred Scroll” episode of the CBS drama,. . .
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Celebrate With First Fruits, Italian-Style
By Judy Zeidler
Shavuot, which begins exactly seven weeks after Passover, is a holiday that has a special association with two kinds of foods.. . .
