So how do you make a kiddush that people will talk about for years to come? Here are some ideas to start your creative kiddush juices flowing like grape juice! Serious congregations don’t schmooze ...

The Toledo Museum of Art has acquired an 11th–12th century Afghan Kiddush cup for $4 million, a record for a Judaica ceremonial object. Known as the “Cup of Joy,” the hammered silver vessel blends ...

In the early 2010s, antiquity dealers began approaching Israeli institutions with startling offerings: centuries-old manuscripts that had been found in the caves of northern Afghanistan. Spanning ...

This month I celebrated a milestone birthday (I am now enrolled in Medicare … yup, it’s that milestone birthday!), and my wife asked me what I wanted to celebrate the occasion. Without hesitation, I ...

It’s the first time the Biblical Museum of Natural History has held a kiddush in any animal’s honor. (JTA) — Shayna and Cuddles are unlike many new parents in Israel, in that they are pythons. But ...

Serious congregations don’t schmooze during synagogue services. They wait until after the rabbi says “Kiddush.” That’s when the fun begins. Whether you have a weekly kiddush at your synagogue or a ...

In 2023, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts opened a permanent Judaica gallery, the country’s third at a general — read: non-Jewish — institution. A year later, Houston’s MFA followed suit. And, just last ...

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However, modern-day grape juice – the one we know and love – is not only unfermented; it is pasteurized (mevushal) and includes additives such as sulfites that don’t allow it to ferment into wine. The ...

I was filled with immense pride as a fellow Jew brought unbridled joy to a rowdy redneck crowd that might never before have seen a Jewish performer up close. “Truly, God was in this place, and I did ...

Two of the most important concepts in Judaism are derived from this week’s Torah portion, Emor. They are: kiddush hashem, the mitzvah of sanctifying God’s name, and chillul hashem, profaning God’s ...