Shabbat/Holidays

Drink to Your. . . Health?

by Shira Isenberg | March 1, 2013 in Passover

Q: With conflicting information about alcohol—it’s healthy, it’s harmful—I’m nervous about drinking the arba kosot on Seder night. Can you clarify whether it’s safe to drink and tell me how much is… Read more

In Search of a Cup of Coffee

by JA Mag | March 1, 2013 in Kashrut

What are my options for getting a cup of coffee at work on Pesach? Can I use the office coffee machine since it is only used for coffee? Read more

Got a Kashrut Question? Ask the OU Kosher Consumer Hotline

by Bayla Sheva Brenner | March 1, 2013 in Inside the OU

In the days leading up to Pesach, as Rabbi David Polsky, the man behind the OU Kosher Consumer Hotline, enters his office, the phones are already ringing. Read more

The Fifth Son

by Isaac Steven Herschkopf | February 26, 2013 in Opinion

Their name was pronounced Peshevorsky. I have no idea how it was spelled. Neither do I know their first names. I addressed them as “Mr. and Mrs. Peshevorsky.” It was such a mouthful; I had to practice… Read more

Filling, Not Fattening Dishes for Pesach

by Norene Gilletz | February 25, 2013 in Passover

Many of us think that because we can’t have bread, rice, pasta or grains on Pesach, we need to offer our families lots of starchy side dishes. Why not try a healthier alternative? Simply include fresh… Read more

Braid

by Pessie (Sherry) Horowitz | February 25, 2013 in Poetry

Before we light the Shabbos candles, she puts my hair up into a braid: She pulls the chestnut sections tight, tugs the young strands out: Read more

What’s the Truth About . . . Reading the Megillah on Purim Morning?

by Ari Z. Zivotofsky | February 11, 2013 in Jewish Law

Misconception: Of the two Megillah readings on Purim, the one at night is the more important one. Therefore, one should be careful to attend the nighttime reading even if he or she will thereby miss… Read more

Purim with Dr. Suess

by JA Mag | February 11, 2013 in Poetry

I will not come before the king I will not come for anything! Would you, could you in a coach? His majesty you must approach. Read more

The Purim—Pesach Connection

by JA Mag | February 11, 2013 in Passover

Imagine the moadim (holidays) as a circle beginning with Pesach in Nissan and ending with Purim in Adar. If the moadim were arranged in a straight line, Purim would be the furthest from Pesach. Read more

A Purim Afterthought

by Ari Z. Zivotofsky | February 11, 2013 in Purim

Misconception: Mordechai and Esther, the Purim heroes, were uncle and niece. 1 Fact: According to Megillat Esther, Mordechai and Esther were first cousins. Background: This is a widespread… Read more

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