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From the blog of Sam Lehman-Wilzig at The Times of Israel

From the blog of Simcha Feuerman at The Times of Israel

On Passover Night, Jews Around the World Dip a Bitter Vegetable Into a Sticky Paste Called Charoset. But Why? The Bible Speaks of Nothing of the Sort, So Where Does This Odd Tradition Come From?

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Recently, a somewhat bizarre incident occurred where a completely innocent young avraich in a shul that was hosting a

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times You come home, it is late. Generally, in New York, when you come home late there is literally no

From the blog of David Sedley at The Times of Israel

From the blog of J.J Gross at The Times of Israel

Brewers throughout Israel produce legions of boutique labels embodying diverse flavors, fun and friendship—even among competitors.

In Yevamot 54b we encounter a statement by either R. Yona or Rav Huna, son of Rav Yehoshua.

On Passover night, Jews around the world dip a bitter vegetable into a sticky paste called charoset. But why? The Bible speaks of nothing of the sort, so where does this odd tradition come from?