Kess Hadane wears a deep blue velvet cape richly embroidered with gold and a white turban. But under the cape is the conventional white shirt and dark pants, and that might be more indicative of Kess Hadane\’s ardently assimiliationist philosophy.
If Pesach signals the emergence of spring, with Shavuot, the season bursts forth in a riot of color and luscious flavors. \”Kosher by Design\” by Susie Fishbein, captures the beauty of every holiday with a feast for the eye as well as the palate.
It\’s a sweaty summer day in the city, and the sun — worthy of a heat-advisory at 9:30 a.m. — mercilessly scorches the sidewalks as I dodge bus-exhaust fumes, doughnut carts and the tourist masses while making my way to my office cubicle.
Rita Milos Brownstein, author \”Jewish Weddings\” (Simon & Schuster, 2002) said she wishes she had known about yichud before she was
married.
As a young Jewish student in the \’60s, Robin Siegal believed that Chanukah was basically ignored in the public schools she attended, which included Hamilton High School. "
"Entertaining is a lot like gardening," Linda Burghardt said. "You can\’t make mistakes."
Osik Akselrud got a little help from his friends in staging a recent workshop designed to teach students to teach others about the history and traditions of Chanukah.
Celebrated cookbook author and chef Joyce Goldstein can trace her bloodline to a Russian shtetl, but her heart and soul lie in the Mediterranean.
If Haifa Mayor Amram Mitzna hopes to becomes Israel\’s next prime minister, he faces a daunting challenge: resuscitating a moribund Labor Party in a little more than two months.
The calls increase in frequency as Rosh Hashana gets closer. "Rabbi, I\’m thinking of putting my kids in Hebrew school.
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