What an irony. I always knew that the first commentary on a Sukkot machzor describing the rather sharp medieval reaction to a British-based Simchat Torah service would come from the pen of a former … more

I’ve been baking challah for about 34 years. I added honey, margarine, sugar and cinnamon, way before it was in vogue. I always wanted to find a recipe I loved for a water challah … more

This bread bursts with ginger from gingersnap cookies and fresh ginger, the flavors straight out of the Germanic regions, like Alsace-Lorraine, Germany and Austria, where Jews lived for many … more

The U.S. State Department denounced the latest terrorist attack in Jerusalem by condemning “the statements glorifying this reprehensible and cowardly attack.” At first, it might seem … more

Some children held their ears, some looked up in wide-eyed wonder, and some laughed joyfully as Rabbi Akiva blew many … more

Ask the children at HALB Lev Chana Early Childhood Center to describe their weekly physical education class, and the answer you’ll hear most often is “FUN!” Little do they … more

Fourth eighth graders from the Shulamith School for Girls in Cedarhurst joined Kulanu students for a pre-Sukkot activity on Oct. 13. Creativity abounded … more

Laura Eisner’s AP Government class at HANC High School participated in a pre-debate event at Hofstra University — right across the street — on Sept. 22.   A panel of two … more

Before Sukkot, Rabbi Klein’s seventh and eighth grade dinim class at Manhattan Day School learned all about extreme sukkahs. First, they constructed the world’s smallest halachic … more

More than 60 parents attended a Silverstein Hebrew workshop for parents with child psychologist, Dr. David Pelcovitz. This was the first of many programs that the Great Neck school has organized … more