Jewish customs

The body continues: In war, dance becomes a way to survive

In their new works for the Batsheva Ensemble, choreographers Bosmat Nossan and Roni Chadash echo the rhythm of Miriam as a practice of necessity.

‘SEPARATIONS/DOME,’ Batsheva Ensemble. ‘The work began from a feeling, an everyday sensation of vulnerability.’ – Bosmat Nossan
ZOHAR FRESCO: The work of acclaimed percussionist Zohar Fresco traces the roots of frame drumming back to ‘Miriam’s drum’ and its place in Jewish cultural memory

Miriam’s beat: From Exodus to modern Israel, women reclaim rhythm and resilience

Richard H. Cuenca, the newly appointed head of school for the forthcoming Davis School in Chicago, stands inside the campus as construction continues.

Jewish School in Chicago secures new head, building for fall 2027 debut

The 16-story building at 9911 W. Pico Blvd. in Los Angeles that Chabad plans to convert into the Chabad Campus for Jewish Life after a $100 million gift from real estate investor Alon Abady.

LA real estate investor donates $100M office tower to Chabad for largest Jewish center


New app rides your Jewish guilt, helps users remember to call bubbe

Maybe the technology isn't really there, but bubbe still is. So give her a call!

Video advertising an app to remind grandchildren to call their 'bubbe'

WATCH: Love of Israel on display at Krakow Jewish culture festival

For over a week tourists can ride through Jerusalem streets in a virtual taxi, taste traditional Jewish cuisine and listen to concerts by a number of folk bands.

Jewish culture festival draws crowds to historical Krakow

The Goldene Medina

While the story of Jews throughout the Diaspora is one of immigration, the unique circumstances of South Africa gave rise to a unique Jewish experience, and the stories are poignant, capturing the moment at the time.

‘IT TELLS the story of how, in the years 1841-2016, early Anglo/German Jewish settlers, impecunious Yiddish-speaking Litvaks, refugees from Nazi Germany and the dispossessed Sephardim of Rhodes Island in the southern Mediterranean came together and shaped a shared identity – the South African Jew.’

Post-modern Judaism

Abigail Pogrebin wrestles with the yearnings behind age-old Jewish holidays and the lessons they transmit for our times.

A boy sings underneath the Israeli flag at the Israel Solidarity Rally in London's Trafalgar Square

IN PICTURES: Passover preparations in Israel

In Jewish ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods of Jerusalem residents burned all remnants of leavened food before the start of the holiday.

Making matzot in Baka, Jerusalem

The Best Things in Life Are Freedom

The Jerusalem Post

The happiness we (wish we could) have

The ego causes all of our wars, but it is not an enemy. If we use it right, by connecting ourselves to each other above our egos, we will learn how all of nature works.

The Happiness We (Wish We Could) Have‏

Drip Irrigation: The Dust Bowl Shall Rejoice and Blossom As the Rose...

The Jerusalem Post

More action, less words: Mixed marriages and the future of Jewish identity

In an era of hyper individualism, few choose to live as Jews simply in order to belong to the tribe.

Jewish wedding (Illustrative)

Oldest known Ten Commandments tablet sold for $850,000

The 1,500-year-old tablet is chiseled with 20 lines of Samaritan script.

A depiction of the tables of the law in the Levantine synagogue