On New Year’s Day, cheering for hands-on Judaism The first day of the new year, a Friday night, is a perfect time to have a Shabbat with family and friends, and to bless the kids.
What’s a Jew to do on Christmas Eve? These days, there’s much more for Jews to do on Christmas than watching movies and ordering Chinese food.
Heroes or rabble-rousers? The real story of the Maccabees If the story of Chanukah took place today, would contemporary Jews hail the Maccabees as heroes?