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Windows and Mirrors
By Rachel Beerman I love historical fiction. Time travel is my go-to answer to the question: “If you could have any super power what would it be?” As a young child, my favorite historical fiction book was All- of- a- Kind Family by the Jewish-American author...
The Hidden Miracle of Purim
By Rabbi Yehuda Lorber The story of Purim is filled with drama—royal intrigue, political maneuvering, and a last-minute salvation from disaster. But if you read the Megillah carefully, you’ll notice something unusual: G‑d’s name is never mentioned. At first...
Esther Defying Gravity
By Rabbi Alex Lazarus-Klein There is a moment at the beginning of the movie Wicked where Glinda, played by Ariana Grande, is confronted by a resident of Oz about her relationship with Elphaba. “Glinda, is it true you were her friend?” she is asked by the Ozian....
Shirley Joseph
March is Women's History Month, an annual observance to highlight the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. Each Friday during March, we are casting a spotlight on a woman leader who helped to transform Jewish Buffalo and Western New...
Leslie Shuman Kramer
March is Women's History Month, an annual observance to highlight the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. Each Friday during March, we are casting a spotlight on a woman leader who helped to transform Jewish Buffalo and Western New...
Rosa Coplon
Women's History Month, celebrated in March in the United States, is an annual observance to highlight the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. Each Friday during March, we will cast a spotlight on a woman leader who contributed to the...
Pistachio Halva
By: Robin Kurss When I visited Israel with my friend Lori, we had the pleasure of visiting the Mahaneh Yehuda Market (The Shuk) in Jerusalem. My favorite vendor was Halva Kingdom. Talk about being a little kid in a candy shop! Their selection was spectacular, name a...
Haman’s Fingers
By: Robin Kurss Just about everyone eats hamantaschen for Purim. The triangular shaped cookies with different fillings are delicious. To add to your Purim celebrations, there is also a phyllo “cigar” shaped cookie called Haman’s fingers. In this sweet treat,...
Poppyseed Challah Rolls
By: Robin Kurss Purim is on its way and here’s a not a hamantaschen recipe! Every year, I try to come up with new and inventive fillings for hamantaschen to send to my kids. Incredulously to me, they keep telling me that their favorite filling is plain old...