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Jewish High Holy Days

Sukkot

Letter-shaped cookies for Simhat Torah

The sweet taste of the Torah, baked with a little butter and jam

Ever since the Middle Ages, Jews have sweetened children’s first day of learning the Torah and going to school (sometimes at the early age of three) with honey. Here's a Simhat Torah recipe that brings that tradition back to life!

By Vered Guttman | Oct 9, 2012 | 03:10 PM

Etrog

Word of the day / Etrog אֶתְרוֹג

We’ve just completed the festival of Sukkot, where one of the star players is a fragrant, delicate, citrus. Though the holiday is over, the etrog as a metaphor for political coddling is available year-round.

By Shoshana Kordova | Oct 9, 2012 | 08:31 AM

Every week there's a new "parashah".

On Root / Endings, beginnings, and the spaces in between

'Weekly Torah portion' or 'scandal' - Israelis and Jews are treated to a new parashah every week.

By Jeremy Benstein | Oct 9, 2012 | 08:14 AM

Samson striking the Philistines in an early third century C.E. mosaic in a synagogue in Wadi Hamam.

Samson follows the sun to Galilee

Local archaeologists have unearthed some seemingly out-of-place depictions of the sun god Helios in the mosaic floors of ancient synagogues. Can this be attributed to a link between the pagan god, the biblical hero Samson, and Joshua, who led the Israelites into the Promised Land?

By Elchanan Reiner, David Amit | Oct 6, 2012 | 02:13 AM | 2

Eran Shendar

Witness for the prosecution

The State Prosecutor’s Office is under attack, with Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman and others looking to curtail its powers. In a forthright interview, former state prosecutor Eran Shendar defends the current system and rejects attempts to delegitimize his former position.

By Ido Baum | Oct 6, 2012 | 02:04 AM

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Rosh Hashanah

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Israeli family takes pomegranate wine to heady heights

Israelis have perfected the art of making pomegranate wine for a high-end market. A tip: You can't start from pomegranate juice.

By Amiram Cohen | Sep 21, 2012 | 08:23 AM

Upside-down apple cake.

Jewish New Year table: The apples of our eye

There's no sweeter way to celebrate Rosh Hashanah than with these festive and delicious desserts.

By Limor Laniado Tiroche | Sep 16, 2012 | 02:16 AM

Any scholars wishing to study his work must travel abroad.

Could Yehuda Amichai's priceless archive have been kept in Israel?

A few years before his death in 2000, one of Israel's leading poets clandestinely arranged for the sale of his personal and literary materials.

By Moshe Mossek | Sep 15, 2012 | 08:53 AM

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Opinions and Blogs

Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz / Jewish World blogger

The no-net challenge

Yael Miller / Jewish World blogger

High Holy Days relief

Rabbi Joel Seltzer / Jewish World blogger

What my one-year-old taught me about Simhat Torah

Rabbi Michael Knopf / Jewish World blogger

Dancing with ourselves on Hoshanah Rabbah and Simhat Torah

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Yom Kippur

A 16th-century icon depicting Simeon Stylites.

From pillar saint to post: A bizarre desert phenomenon

By Ofri Ilani | 08:44 AM

Back to the future: New released documents show Israel, U.S. tensions, circa 1975

By Amir Oren | 08:44 AM

The story of Raju: A lesson for Kippur

By Yakov Meir | 08:44 AM

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