New cookbooks from Mexico offer treasured family recipes with modern techniques.
Cut & Post: Passover Kitchen Concepts
The Ultimate Passover Kitchen How much easier would life be if you could hide away a kosher-for-Passover kitchen until you needed it? No worries that hametz had
Commentary: Passing Through
Each holiday has a sibling; according to the rabbis, Purim is matched with Yom Kippur—biblically known as Yom Ha-kippurim. Kippurim is taken to mean “like Purim,” and there
Collectible Cards: The Playing Card Art of Arthur Szyk
Card playing is not known to be a Purim pastime, but maybe along with Megilla reading and shalah manot it should be. Especially if we mandate using
Books: Purim Stories
Ages 5 and Up The Story of Esther: A Purim Tale retold by Eric A. Kimmel. Illustrated by Jill Weber. (Holiday House, 32 pp. $16.95)
Haggadot for Everyone
Our Haggadah: Uniting Traditions for Interfaith Families by Cokie and Steve Roberts (Harper, 137 pp. $19.99) This small book has a lot of heart. In
Hanukka Gift Guide 2010
Whether your tastes turn to the lacey, nostalgic and ornate or gravitate toward simple, clean and modern lines, the possibilities—from hand-thrown pottery to jewelry to
Family Matters: Toil, Tears, Triumph
Preparing for Passover is a difficult chore. It is also an exercise in unearthing family memory and meaning. “April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs
The Hadassah Jewish Holiday Cookbook
Looking for culinary inspiration this Passover, for Seder meals and every day? These recipes from our popular Hadassah Jewish Holiday Cookbook marry traditional Passover dishes and techniques