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Passover is moored in thousands of years of tradition and customs. New insights and rituals are constantly emerging. None of ...
A chair shaped like a hooded cobra and a table that evokes a scarab beetle feature in designer Omar Chakil's Transcendence ...
Archaeological evidence suggests that fork-like tools existed in ancient Egypt ... Before the fork, dining was all about getting your hands dirty—literally. “Medieval tables were chaotic ...
The Jewish holiday of Passover begins Saturday, and temples around Palm Beach plan celebrations with food, prayer and ...
As millions of people break their Ramadan fast, many believers around the world reach for a wildly popular dish tied to an ...
Contemporary Haggadot are upending tradition, rethinking form, and asking what freedom – and Jewishness – look like now.
It is celebrated for its permanent installations, from an ancient Egyptian gallery and “Mummy ... elaborate triangle of three 48-foot-long dining tables by feminist artist Judy Chicago that ...
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Living the Haggadah’s stories anew
Reviewing the ancient passages this year unlocked my understanding of our Jewish heritage of freedom following persecution better than I ever had before ...
"Find joy," she tells me, "even in the most difficult times." I know by the softening of her voice which times she's referring to: the 1973 kidnapping and murder of my older brother, Jonathan, when he ...
Each year, after much consideration and debate, Afar’s global network of editors, writers, and travel advisors anoints the ...