Unique to the Jewish calendar, the festival of Purim is actually observed on different days depending on a person’s location.
The majority of the Jewish people celebrate Purim on the 14th…
Jewish Treats presents a biography of Uriah P. Levy, the U.S.’s first Jewish commodore.
Born in Philadelphia in 1792, Levy took to the seas early (some sources report that he was 10 and…
Like almost all festival meals, the Passover seder begins with Kiddush, the sanctification of the day over a cup of wine. On Passover, however, the first cup of wine is followed by three…
Yom Hashoah, is observed each year on the 27th of Nissan, unless that date falls adjacent to Shabbat, which is the case this year. It is therefore being commemorated today, which is the…
In honor of World Press Freedom Day, May 3rd as declared by the United Nations General Assembly, Jewish Treats takes a quick glance at the first* general Jewish periodical in the United…
