The Great Moror Merchant
This charming story, based on true events, appeared in the March-April 1963 issue of Jewish Life, the precursor to Jewish Action.
Purim Bingo: Who Will You Spot This Year?
Here’s a fun Purim Bingo activity to go along with the festivities of the day!
Finding Light in the Darkness: The Art of Jewish Humor
Jews have been able to bring the light of humor to even the darkest of times. We survive because we tell jokes, jokes that allow us to laugh even when tragedy, up to the point of death, threatens.
Of Weddings, Halachah, and Epistemology
Not long ago, I received a halachic inquiry from a concerned congregant. His daughter was married a few days earlier in a supposedly Orthodox ceremony, but there occurred a serious breach in the tradition of Jewish weddings. The father wrote that everything was meticulously arranged: the hall was paid for, the chatan’s tisch was properly […]