Sorry for being blunt, but I do not care for most Hanukkah foods. This is understandable, as I have a wildly strong sweet tooth and little lust for oily foods. I simply do not get it when my fellow Jews drool all over the latkes, the potato pancakes, they eagerly...

The New York Times recently featured an article that described the growing popularity of Yom Kippur break-fast parties. As it was reported, these parties at times overshadow or replace the actual rituals of Yom Kippur with some participants skipping prayer services and fasting altogether.

A great nosh...

Many, many years ago, when I was in college, I had a handful of friends who were hardcore environmentalists. They wore tie-dye, did not wear make-up or shave, and they carried around a cup and chop sticks. Sharing many of their core values, I admired these friends, but was too...

It is time for the all-American barbeque! The guests are waiting, drinks in hand, standing besides bowls of chips, watching the host carefully preside over the food preparations. Tongs in hand, the modern American is king of the grill. But what if we strove to be high priests, not barbeque...