Of Sacred Items And Gorgeous Tchotchkes: The Havdalah Spice Box
Four short prayers, sung in half-darkness, a small gathering surrounding a candle ablaze — it’s enchanting, entrancing, primal.
Of Sacred Items And Gorgeous Tchotchkes: The Kiddush Cup ‘Fountain’
“The interesting thing about Jewish ritual objects is how they reflect the time and place where they are made.”
Of Sacred Items And Gorgeous Tchotchkes: The Seder Plate
The seder plate was not originally the ornate object we know it to be today.
Netflix’s ‘Russian Doll’ Has Big Talmud Energy
In ‘Russian Doll’, Nadia’s attention to even the smallest detail rivals Rashi himself.
I Was Raised To Love Israel Above All — But It Didn’t Stick.
Everywhere I went in the Promised Land, I felt like a fraud.