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November 17, 2024
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Jon Kranz

Articles by Jon Kranz

Freilich Fluency

Many parents who send their children to a Jewish school or after-school program naively believe that their children will automatically learn to speak Hebrew. Of

Sukkot Silliness

The holiday of Sukkot has at least two names. The first, Sukkot, is typically translated as Festival of Tabernacles, a reference to the little structures

Benevolent Break

As the Neil Sedaka song goes, “breaking up is hard to do.” Breaking the Yom Kippur fast, however, is not so hard to do. All

Honey Cake Hysteria

Around Rosh Has­hanah time, you can have your cake and eat it too, as long as it’s honey cake. Having honey cake during the High

Mezuzah Madness

The mitzvah of the mezuzah is a fascinating concept. The Jewish People are told that they should affix certain passages to their door-posts and this

Restaurant Remembrance

It was recently announced that one of the most famous and beloved kosher restaurants in the world, Reuben’s in London, England, has closed its doors

Fabulous Photographers

For many decades, no Jewish celebration was complete without a professional photographer to record every precious moment. This was before the advent of the smartphone,

Engagement Enlargement

In the Jewish world, and possibly the secular world too, there is a growing trend toward having large, epic engagement parties. These are pre-wedding soirées

Pro-Semitism Pondering

Let’s begin with the obvious: there is absolutely nothing funny about antisemitism and it should never be the topic of a humor article. That is

Rebuild Rules

Many Jews subscribe to the belief and harbor the hope that the Beit HaMikdash (Holy Temple) will one day be rebuilt. One might wonder, from

Menschy Movement

In the world of entertainment, there have been many shows and movies about a pair of cops, like Starsky & Hutch (1970’s), Cagney & Lacey

Show-Stopping Shawarma

If someone offered you a sandwich of greasy layered meat that had been slowly spinning and cooking for hours adjacent a low flame, you might