This year, as Jewish and Irish people celebrate together, we remember the last time the two booze-centric holidays collided, and the 1984 SNL skit that was the toast of the town
The Talmud seems to encourage inebriation amid the revelry, which falls this year on Wednesday eve-Thursday, but drinkers and teetotalers alike struggle with alcohol's central role
There is probably plenty to do in the City That Never Sleeps this December 25 - but we're skipping all that in favor of a timeless Jewish tradition: Chinese food and a movie
With a new Hallmark film and multiple new romance novels out this year, American Jews have a greater chance of seeing the Festival of Lights reflected in popular culture
The heads of Base Hillel Deutschland, an organization for young Jews in Berlin, were present at the deadly 2019 shooting. Now, they mark the event with a Festival of Resilience
While the holiday's 25-hour fast can be problematic, advocates across the Jewish world are developing alternative rituals in line with Judaism's religious principle of safety first
As many perform a Rosh Hashanah ritual in which last year's sins are symbolically cast onto the water, Reverse Tashlich participants make amends by cleaning litter from waterfronts
Poignant moments of generosity, lighthearted humor, and interactive seder instructions with tips for guests joining remotely fill the pages of holiday stories for all ages
Well before the Purim treats made headlines when an article by a non-Jewish writer disparaging them recently resurfaced, Perelman has wondered how sacrilegious an update would be
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