Bill Motchan, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published March 16, 2022
Hamentashen and shamrock cookies will share a plate at two homes this week. Jenna and Mike O’Shea have two holidays to celebrate on March 17, Purim and St. Patrick’s Day, otherwise known as 'The Double P'. Jenna is Jewish, Mike is Irish. It’s the...
Bill Motchan, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published March 14, 2022
When we checked in on Righteous Road last September, the distiller had just added two new spirits to its lineup. There’s the original Righteous Seven liqueur, its more intense barrel reserve, and The Fifth Cup, the brand’s kosher for Passover craft...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 14, 2022
When it comes to drinking on Purim, the Talmud clearly understood what the scroll of Esther was all about. In practically every chapter of the Megillah, someone is imbibing heavily at a drinking party. And the scroll concludes with Mordecai’s instruction...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 3, 2022
In celebration of our favorite three-cornered treats, we searched near and far for the best homemade hamantaschen around our area. Because, while there are plenty of recipes out there for the DIYers, many of us are looking to make the purchase, and enjoy...
On Sunday, Feb. 28, Temple Israel welcomed more than 100 cars to the congregation's Purim Car-nival and Mishloach Manot. Families were able to enjoy safe and socially distanced parking lot activities, such as Purim-themed games, stories, prizes, as...
By Cathleen Kronemer
• Published February 24, 2021
While kids of any age look forward to December all year long, anticipating 8 fun-filled nights of gifts, dreidel spinning, latkes and chocolate “gelt” on Hanukkah, Judaism also features another grand and celebratory holiday, replete with costumes,...
By Rabbi Hershey Novack
• Published February 23, 2021
A recent article in The Atlantic (“The Pandemic Has Erased Entire Categories of Friendship”) focuses on the decline of interactions among “weak social ties” during the COVID-19 pandemic. This refers to the people we know casually – the people...
BY ERIC BERGER, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
• Published February 19, 2021
We know you’re probably bummed that there aren’t the usual big, indoor Purim carnivals happening this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But that doesn’t mean you can’t spin a grogger, eat some hamantaschen and watch some of the funniest Jewish...
Scholars have long debated whether the Talmud does in fact declare it a mitzvah to drink alcohol on Purim. Or more accurately, to drink enough on Purim that one cannot distinguish between “cursed be Haman” and “blessed be Mordecai.”Most students...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published February 16, 2021
If you’re stocking your bar for a festive Purim celebration, which begins the evening of Feb. 25, here’s a tip: Get a bottle of Righteous Seven liqueur. The award-winning spirit is inspired by the Old Testament and manufactured right here in the...
