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holiday
Israelis build new traditions at L.A. seders
Ayala Or-El
April 18, 2008
Nitzan and Shaul Barakan had to come all the way from Israel to the United States to learn words like \”afikoman\” and \”seder plate.\”
The couple, both born and raised on Kibbutz Kinneret, didn\’t have a clue that there is a haggadah that looks nothing like the one they used on the kibbutz.
Brotherly Love
Rabbi Elazar Muskin
December 14, 2007
With Chanukah recent history, I came across a fascinating review of a new book, \”The Business of Holidays.\” The book\’s editor, Maud Lavin, notes that 81 percent of U.S. households celebrate Christmas with a tree in their homes, and not everybody is Christian. The line between Christmas and Chanukah has become very blurry in recent years, according to Lavin.
The sweet rewards of Rosh Hashanah rituals
Sharon Duke Estroff
September 8, 2007
The change was subtle but undeniable. A slightly deeper shade of brown; carrots cut lengthwise rather than sliced; some scattered sprigs of rosemary. Any other day of the year, such a discrete rift in recipe might have gone unnoticed. But this was not any other day of the year — this was Rosh Hashanah.
Holiday Celebration of Arts and Eats
Judy Zeidler
December 15, 2005
But, for the past 15 years, the festivities have included our special friends, artist Peter Shire and his wife, Donna. It all began when we invited Peter to visit the Skirball Museum, which was then located on the campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, next to USC.
Tell Me a Story
Ellie Kahn
April 21, 2005
Passover is a time for families to gather, to enjoy each other\’s company and to recall the story of our shared ancient history.
It is also the perfect time to preserve your family\’s greatest treasure: the memories and stories of your own family elders.
Let My Students Go
Sharon Schatz Rosenthal
April 21, 2005
Cecelie Wizenfeld is not alone in her efforts to find memorable ways of helping children connect with the holiday. While model seders, seder plate illustrations and handmade afikomen bags have become standard educational fare in the classroom, many Southland religious and day school teachers are finding that creative and unusual holiday projects make more of an impact.
A Flashlight Through History
Rabbi Daniel Greyber
April 21, 2005
On no holiday are we instructed to feel God\’s participation in our lives more palpably than on Pesach. The hagaddah teaches: \”In every generation, each person must see himself as if he personally left Egypt.\”
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