And a mitzvah-exemption for Jewish women.

What's the punishment for failing to fulfill the obligation of telling the Passover story? The answer, Joseph Lowin explains, is found in the root of a Hebrew word.

Making a profit or slicing challah, with nuance.

Honoring innovators, clean slates and new olim.

Diving into the Hebrew root that never stops giving.

Linking wine, childbirth and the weather.

Lowin was married to Joseph Lowin and had three grown children—Shari, David and Benjamin—and several grandchildren.

The root kof-yod-tsadi, summer, leads to seasonal clothing, camps, vacations—and figs, which ripen in the hottest season.