We often focus on being together during the holiday season. Here are some ideas to help children cope with being apart.

When our kids were babies we put socks over their hands so ... there was way more to the story. If you remember the Passover story recorded in Exodus 12 you’ll remember the first reference to the ...

Maoz Tzur's account of history's miracles gives me faith in our salvation, as I offer new prayers for our dark times on this ...

Passover is a celebration of the story of Exodus. During Passover ... During the Seder the children hunt for it. The one who finds it receives a small prize. Four small glasses of wine remind ...

Passover incorporates all the senses, says Freedberg, from seeing the symbols of Passover and the seder table to hearing the songs, traditional stories and children asking the four questions, and ...

Every few years, I feel compelled to point out that American Jews, experiencing Christmas envy, turned one of the most dynamic and relevant stories ... should be handing children toy swords ...

If you’d like to celebrate Hanukkah in community, the Rohr Center for Jewish Life will host a public Menorah light on Dec. 26 ...

My mother Mira’s story of surviving the Holocaust is one ... and raised their three children. All the while, the prayer books remained with them. Finally, in 1959, they moved to Melbourne ...

His books include “The Promise of Liberty: A Passover Haggada,” which examines the Exodus story’s impact on the United States, “Esther in America,” “Gleanings: Reflections on Ruth ...

The eight days: In Biblical days the two most widely celebrated Jewish Holy days were the week long pilgrimage festivals of the Passover ... two books of children's short stories, and a popular ...

Passover is a festival that symbolizes freedom and remembrance in a meaningful way. For the community, it celebrates with ...

used by the oppressed children of Israel. Here too is the story of Moses meeting God on Mt Sinai and receiving the Torah, the story of Israel's oppression and exile but also deliverance from Pharaoh ...