Barry Stern was not much of a cleaner. Truth be told, he was a slob, a big slob (there, you dragged it out of me).

Jerry Garcia, music icon of Grateful Dead fame, once famously said, ‘We’re like licorice. Not everybody likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really

It’s no longer enough for children just to be able to read, count or multiply. With computers now doing many mundane repetitive tasks for us,

Time for a quick survey: How many of you have ever had a teacher who was basically the human embodiment of a textbook? You know

In the traditional Jewish liturgy, Passover is referred to as the “Festival of Matzoh, the time of our freedom.” And during the Seder, that ceremonial

I was starting my last trimester of pregnancy with not-our-first-child, when we traveled out of town to spend Pesach with family. I woke up in

The distinctiveness of Pesach lies not its unique rituals but in that, unlike all others holidays, it answers the question of who is a Jew.

One morning King Pharaoh woke in his bed / There were frogs in his bed and frogs on his head / Frogs on his nose

Jews leaving Egypt carrying the wealth of the land that enslaved them, rejoicing in their liberation and knowledge of how they were spared the 10

Every family has its own Pesach traditions, and every family has its haggadot of choice. Whether it’s a full set of Art Scroll for everyone,

In just a few nights, Jews around the world will welcome Eliyahu (Elijah) to their respective Seder tables. For many of us, it’s often one

Teaneck—Lush, deep, dark, smooth chocolate is certainly one thing that makes eight days of matzoh more appetizing. “I can honestly tell you that one can