A Great Party Happened Here
Linda Morel
November 28, 2002
"Entertaining is a lot like gardening," Linda Burghardt said. "You can\’t make mistakes."
Category
songs
Ladino “Flor” Show
Michael Aushenker
September 12, 2002
Singer Vanessa Paloma loves to perform Ladino songs. \”The stories are so amazing,\” said Paloma, 33. \”They\’re like little tidbits of a society that has been spread around the whole world.\”
Shhhh … I’m Praying
Pearl Salkin
September 5, 2002
Am I the only one who goes to Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur services to listen and participate?
Probably not. But why do I feel that way sometimes?
What’s in a Name?
Michael Aushenker
August 15, 2002
Eric, Matt and Chris are three musicians who refuse to give away their last names. But if you guessed it was out of a lack of ethnic pride, you\’d be wrong.
Spring Is Here
Abby Gilad
March 28, 2002
On this Shabbat, hol ha\’moed Pesach, we read a beautiful story called \”The Song of Songs.\” It is attributed to King Solomon, and the rabbis interpret the love story that takes place between the girl and the boy in the poem as Solomon\’s love for God and of God\’s love for the Jewish people.
Bittersweet Music
George Robinson
March 14, 2002
Despite its air of celebration, Passover is a bittersweet remembrance, one in which the joy of liberation is marked by the pain of recollection of what we were liberated from and what we lost on the way from Egypt to Eretz Yisrael. Our seder liturgy reflects that ambivalence, although it may require hearing some unfamiliar music to remind us.
CDs to Light Up Eight Nights
Paul Wieder
December 13, 2001
They are round, shiny and popular. But CDs don\’t melt like chocolate coins — and they have fewer calories. To give the gelt without the guilt, try the gift of music.
Passover Events
Rita Berman Frischer
April 6, 2000
A 1998 article about Chicago collector Stephen Durschslag\’s haggadah collection set the number of different haggadot on his shelves at 4,500, increasing almost daily.
New Articles
Why Are Presidential Statements About Jews So Weak?
Rafael Medoff
April 26, 2024
UCLA Hillel on Pro-Palestinian Encampment: Jewish Students “Feeling the Intensity of the Situation”
Aaron Bandler
April 26, 2024
USC Cancels Main Commencement Ceremony
Aaron Bandler
April 26, 2024
Chosen Links – Colleges and Passover Edition – April 25, 2024
Boaz Hepner
April 26, 2024
Nova Festival Exhibit in Manhattan Harrowing and Inspiring
Alan Zeitlin
April 26, 2024
More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.