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A plant grows in barren land.

Reflecting on our tragedies also enhances our gratitude for present blessings

By RABBI SHIRA KOCH EPSTEIN/JTA

REDEMPTIVE AWARENESS: Mural of the Lubavitcher Rebbe displayed in New York’s Crown Heights neighborhood, home of 770.

Why belief in redemption is pivotal

By MOSHE TARAGIN

Cheese and fruit blintzes

Why are blintzes trending in Israel? Exploring the delicacy's connection to Shavuot

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

CUSTOMERS SHOP in the dairy section of a supermarket ahead of Shavuot. The Torah calls on us to find holiness in our every action – our meals, our work, our everyday interactions with others, and beyond, says the writer.

Finding purpose in cheesecake on Shavuot

By KENNETH BRANDER

The Sesame Street Experience for Military Families took USAG-Humphreys by storm as several hundred Humphreys community members flocked to the Community Activity Center. Uploaded on 22/5/2024

Jewish traditions shine on 'Sesame Street' through authentic representation

By Jackie Hajdenberg/JTA

NO MATTER what traditions people bring to the Seder, the constant is the Haggadah.

Passover 2024: The different Jewish traditions for the Seder night

By JUDITH SUDILOVSKY

SINGLE VINEYARDS series by Carmel Wineries

Opting for tradition and inspiration when looking for wines for the Seder

By NERIA BARR

Nataliya Dimitriev, mother of 11-year-old Naster, who, since arriving in Israel from war-torn Ukraine, has been treated at Schneider Children’s Medical Center for Israel; IFCJ president Yael Eckstein with three-year-old Avigail Chashashvili, who has been receiving dialysis and follow-up treatments

Grapevine April 14, 2024: When crisis looms

By GREER FAY CASHMAN

A total solar eclipse is seen in Dallas, Texas, U.S., April 8, 2024.

Jewish tradition sees eclipses as bad omens. Many American Jews are seeking totality anyway

By JTA STAFF

The Alcazar of Segovia, Segovia, in Castile and Leon, Spain

In the Spanish town of León, locals toast Easter with a ‘Kill Jews’ cocktail

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA

TWO SIDES of flamenco.

Días de Flamenco Festival in Tel Aviv will keep the Spanish beat going

BAR ZEMACH: ‘There was this old horn on the wall, and my dad would take it down and let me blow into it.’

Berlin-based Israeli musician Bar Zemach plays shofar in latest performance

THE HAREDI COMMUNITY’S experience illustrates that change, when introduced carefully and respectfully, can be integrated into the fabric of tradition without compromising its essence.

Israeli haredi education balances between tradition, change

By NECHUMI YAFFE

THE WRITER (left) and Dion Range pose in front of a rare wollemi pine

Tu Bishvat reminds us to find inspiration in unexpecting places

By JONATHAN LIEBERMAN

Israeli Americans and supporters of Israel gather in solidarity with Israel and protest against antisemitism, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, during a rally on the National Mall in Washington, U.S, November 14, 2023.

The solution to antisemitism is Jewish pride - opinion

By BEN M. FREEMAN

Yossi Dagan (L), head of the Samaria Regional Council, paints over 'Death to Jews' graffiti at the Tomb of Joshua bin Nun, December 13, 2023

Tomb of Joshua bin Nun renovated after pro-Hamas vandalism

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

THE WRITER, together with a grandchild, lights Hanukkah candles, last year.

The Hanukkah dilemma of 2023 - opinion

By MOREY SCHWARTZ

"Saint Pancake" Day

Dutch citizens wear pancakes on their heads in a strange tradition

By YUVAL ARAD/MAARIV