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Comments Off on Passover is Coming — Cater Your Seder During Covid As we approach the second Zoom Passover of this pandemic, let someone else do the cooking! Isn’t it time for you to leave this personal mitzrayim? First up is A Spice of Life: We can hardly believe Passover is almost upon us again. And just like last year, we’re bringing all the Seder essentials to you. Passover is a time to come together and celebrate as a community, and while we still can’t gather in person, we are blessed to be able to share this lovingly-prepared meal with you. We’ve got everything you need for...

Three branches, one tree In modern-day Israel, the 15th of Shevat (Tu B'Shevat), is a day to celebrate the ecology and plant trees. by Ofer Bavly on February 25, 2021 The Straussman family planting a willow tree on Tu B’Shevat in their backyard. Photo credit: Guy Yechiely, Jewish Agency for Israel. As far back as the Mishnah, the 15th day of the month of Shevat on the Jewish calendar has been celebrated as "the new year for the trees"--a day to celebrate nature and our people's connection to the land.   The father of Zionism, Theodor Herzl, described a utopia...

From the blog of Dov Linzer at The Times of Israel

Ellie is the manager for public programs in Events and Programming at The Heritage Foundation. In a photo accompanying an article in the Council Bluffs, Iowa, Daily Nonpareil newspaper, circa 1962, the author's father-to-be, Doug Krasne, and relatives celebrate Hanukkah. In a photo accompanying an article in the Council Bluff Key Takeaways Considering that Jews comprise only about 1.8% of the population, Hanukkah’s presence in America’s public square is remarkable.  America’s embrace of Hanukkah can be attributed to something more enduring; namely, A...

Commentary By Ellie Krasne is the manager for public programs at The Heritage Foundation. Most American Jews celebrate Hanukkah, at least with a family dinner or the lighting of a menorah, and in America, most non-Jews have heard of the holiday.   It’s easy to find Hanukkah goods at Target, Hanukkah TV specials, and since 1979, a menorah has been erected annually on the White House Ellipse.  Considering that Jews comprise only about 1.8% of the population, Hanukkah’s presence in America’s public square is remarkable.  That’s even more so the case because, unlike Christmas, which ho...