Matisyahu talks about the big shave [VIDEO]

By JewishJournal.com
Published on December 15, 2011

Chanukah Gift Guide

Published on December 7, 2011

There’s no longer a need for frantically searching for the best brisket recipes. Stephanie Pierson, author, food writer and brisket lover, has written a cookbook filled with only the best brisket recipes, accompanied by illustrations, poems, cartoons and musings. “The Brisket Book” has a recipe for everyone, and it’ll turn you into the star of any potluck. $30.

Matisyahu’s ‘Miracle’ Chanukah song [VIDEO]

By JewishJournal.com
Published on November 28, 2010

There’s so many Christmas songs out there, I wanted to give the Jewish kids something to be proud of.

The Omnivore’s Curse [Recipe & Photos Included]

By Rob Eshman
Published on January 7, 2010

An enduring miracle

Published on December 25, 2008

Chanukah 5769: Will the Jewish flame of our era burn forth unto our children and our children's children?

The forgotten miracle: Nov. 29, 1947

By Judea Pearl
Published on December 18, 2008

Last month saw the anniversary of one of the most significant events in Jewish history, perhaps the most significant since the Exodus from Egypt -- Nov. 29, 1947 -- the day the U.N. General Assembly voted 33-13 to partition Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state

Rays of light

By David Suissa
Published on March 20, 2008

It was a week to be reminded that miracles do happen, in foxholes, baseball dugouts and even synagogues.

A grown-up children’s story

By Rabbi Karen Deitsch
Published on October 26, 2006

Noach invokes juvenile fascination upon reading the pshat. But we are not children. And underneath whimsical images and happy songs exists grown-up information to which we must attend if we have any hope for hearing youthful voices in our future.

Spectator - Once Upon a Menorah

By Tom Tugend
Published on December 22, 2005

A three-foot dancing dreidel and a visiting Holocaust survivor recall the ageless tales from a fresh perspective, when PBS station KCET airs "Chanukah Stories" on Dec. 24 and 25.

A Fishy Miracle

By Kathleen Vallee Stein
Published on December 9, 2004

The fish was the ugliest I had ever seen. I actually recoiled as my son proudly pointed him out in the aquarium. He loves fish.

Almost Mother’s Day

By J.D. Smith
Published on May 6, 2004

I've really done it now. A year ago I got engaged. I made good on that promise in late July, and we have been on a honeymoon ever since.

The Miracle of Purim

By Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz
Published on March 4, 2004

People generally think that a miracle must be a supernatural event. In truth, however, a miracle need not be supernatural, and a supernatural event may not necessarily be a miracle. These two concepts sometimes overlap, but they are not identical.

The events of Purim are clearly regarded as miraculous, yet the story unfolds quite logically, through very human emotions and very human actions.

Bubbie’s Menorah Miracle

By Rabbi Eli Hecht
Published on December 18, 2003

Bubbie, my sweet grandmother, is a small woman, barely 5-feet tall. Her candelabra wasn't just a candleholder used for the Sabbath and Chanukah lights. It was a family symbol; a magnet that brought family and friends together.

For the Kids

By Abby Gilad
Published on July 10, 2003

For the Kids

What Is the Holiday Miracle?

By Jane Ulman
Published on November 29, 2001

Nes Gadol Hayah Sham.

We all agree that the letters on the sides of the dreidel stand for "A Great Miracle Happened There." (In Israel, of course, the letters stand for Nes Gadol Hayah Po -- "A Great Miracle Happened Here.")

But -- and this is why there's a book titled "Two Jews, Three Opinions" -- what miracle are we talking about?

Preserving History

By Bram Eisenthal
Published on April 6, 2000

Some five miles outside of Amsterdam, there is a site where a miracle took place during the Holocaust.
Here, in this tiny town with quaint, pretty houses and narrow streets, the Nazis allowed Jewish history to survive. At a time when they were desecrating Jewish burial places all over Europe, they left this one alone.

Torah Portion

By Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben
Published on April 2, 1998

A few summers ago, we went on a driving trip tothe Grand Canyon. I remember one particular day, as I stood near sometourists high up on the edge of the canyon, and looked down into adeep and beautiful gorge that seemed to stretch on forever. Amid allthe "Oohs" and "Aahs," I overheard one of the tourists remark to hisguide, "Wow, I sure would have liked to be here when this was beingmade." The park ranger turned to the man and quietly replied, "Youare."