The month of January families move activities indoors. Cold weather coupled with short daylight invites […]
Category: Arts & Entertainment
From the Pages: January 1, 2026
In the Beginning: 1854 Each week The American Israelite will print an item from the […]
Parshat Vayechi — Genesis 47:28–50:26
Efrat, Israel — “And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt for seventeen years, so […]
Part II: Exploring New Zealand’s South Island
After finishing up on New Zealand’s North Island, Barb Williams and Sonia Milrod headed south […]
Judaism is a people, and Israel is part of that story
I write this as we enter the holiday of Hanukkah, arguably the most Zionist holiday […]
From the Pages: December 25, 2025
In the Beginning: 1854 Each week The American Israelite will print an item from the […]
Parshat Vayigash — Genesis 44:18 – 47:27
Efrat, Israel — “And Joseph fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin […]
From the Pages: December 18, 2025
In the Beginning: 1854 Each week The American Israelite will print an item from the […]
Parshat Miketz — Genesis 41:1 – 44:17
Efrat, Israel — “And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I had a dream last night, and […]
New Years entertaining
We’re lucky people — we get two New Year’s holidays to celebrate. The Jewish New […]