Redeeming the Firstborn
When most Jewish parents welcome a baby boy into the family, they arrange for a brit milah (ritual circumcision).
When most Jewish parents welcome a baby boy into the family, they arrange for a brit milah (ritual circumcision).
Shavuot just might be the Rodney Dangerfield of Jewish holidays. Historically speaking, Shavuot — the day commemorating the Israelites’ receiving the Torah — is a pretty major thing.
“The Hunger Games’ ” Katniss Everdeen probably wasn’t Jewish, but if she was, chances are the heroine with a bow and arrow would love Lag b’Omer.
Food restrictions on Passover are nothing new. Everyone knows that bread is forbidden. And forget about rice, right? Well, maybe …
What do you get when you combine carnivals, candy and costumes? Purim, of course!