Why Do We Eat Dairy Foods on Shavuot?
The custom to eat dairy on Shavuot is widely observed, but it is rooted in serious halakhic and symbolic ideas, not just in our love of cheesecake. The classic halakhic […]
Before Ha Lachma Anya: The Journey Into Passover
If Passover itself is built on the number four, then the weeks leading up to it are built on lists. Shopping lists, cleaning lists, guest lists, menus scribbled in […]
The Evolution of Passover and the Haggadah
Passover is a holiday centered around the number four. Four cups of wine, four questions, four sons, and more. The number four appears repeatedly in the Haggadah. Because of […]