Articles tagged: Judaism
recipe: Coconut cream hamantaschen for Purim - dairy-free version a modern twist on classic holiday cookie
Posted: Feb 20, 2013Every year at Purim [POOR-im], which begins at sundown on Saturday night, there is a debate among Jews about hamantaschen [HAH-men-TAH-shen], the triangular cookies that are traditionally served at the holiday. Some people think that ... Read more »
Faith: 'Laugh in Peace' tour coming to the University of Michigan
Posted: Feb 16, 2011Muslim comic Azhar Usman, the self-proclaimed "only practicing clergyman doing stand-up comedy ... intentionally," will perform as part of the Laugh in Peace Tour with Rabbi Bob Alper at 7 p.m. Thursday in the University of Michigan Union Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public. Read more »
Faith: Chabad House and Jewish Community Center offer path 'Toward a Meaningful Life'
Posted: Feb 03, 2011In mid-February, when many Michigan folk are looking toward a beach vacation or sunlamp to lift their spirits, Rabbi Aharon Goldstein of the Ann Arbor Chabad House will lead the six-week course "Toward a Meaningful Life: ... Read more »
Faith: Local community responds to hate by celebrating religious freedom day
Posted: Jan 12, 2011This year, many in Ann Arbor will celebrate our local religious diversity and freedom through community service, discussion, and learning about other faiths as they mark Religious Freedom Day on Jan. 16. While these activities ... Read more »
faith video: 'Maccabeats' singing group's Hanukkah video goes viral
Posted: Dec 09, 2010Today is the last day of Hanukkah, the eight day festival of lights celebrated by Jews around the world. This year, the Maccabeats, a student and alumni singing group from Yeshiva University in New York, ... Read more »
Faith: Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, 'a time of joy'
Posted: Dec 02, 2010Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication, also known as the festival of lights, began this year with the lighting of the first menorah candle Wednesday. Hanukkah is probably one of the best known Jewish holidays, ... Read more »
Bringing language to life at Hebrew Day School
Posted: Oct 22, 2010The Hebrew Day School is unique among Ann Arbor’s elementary schools for providing a second language immersion program. As the name implies, this method of teaching immerses students in the second language for half the ... Read more »
The battle between religion and secular humanism
Posted: Oct 21, 2010I’ve heard this conundrum many times in the debate between followers of religion and devoted secular humanists: Should we do the right thing because it is favorable in the eyes of God? Or should we ... Read more »
faith: Jewish community wraps up Festival of Sukkot today, moving toward Simchat Torah
Posted: Sep 29, 2010Beginning five days after the solemn High Holy Day of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Festival of Sukkot (also called Festival of Booths) is one of the most joyous celebrations of the year, according to Judaism ... Read more »
faith: Judea Pearl to Speak at Jewish Federation Main Event at Eastern Michigan University
Posted: Sep 28, 2010Dr. Judea Pearl, co-founder and president of the Daniel Pearl Foundation, will keynote the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor Main Event at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center on Tuesday, October 12 at 7 ... Read more »
new york times: Conservative Jews update High Holy Days prayer book for the first time in 40 years
Posted: Sep 18, 2010An article in the New York Times reports that many Conservative Jews will be reading from a new prayer book this Yom Kippur that no longer refers to God as "awesome" — a word that ... Read more »
cnn: Yom Kippur: a day to atone and give up the phone?
Posted: Sep 17, 2010Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, one of the most significant Jewish High Holy Days, runs from Friday sundown through Saturday evening. According to Judaism 101, Yom Kippur is the culmination of the ten ... Read more »
A few links addressing religious tensions in the midst of major Jewish and Muslim holidays
Posted: Sep 09, 2010Today two world religions mark major holidays: Rosh Hashanah, the head of the Jewish year and the first of the High Holy Days, and Eid ul-Fitr, a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, ... Read more »
huffington post, with video: Rosh Hashanah makes the 'Soul Bigger' - a spoof of Kanye West's 'Gold Digger'
Posted: Sep 08, 2010Rosh Hashanah, commonly known as the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset today. According to Judaism 101, the Jewish New Year is a time to "begin introspection, looking back at the mistakes of the past ... Read more »
A2Journal: Jewish Community Center celebrates early start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year
Posted: Sep 07, 2010The Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor kicked off the Jewish New Year with their annual Apples and Honey event last week, according to an article in the A2Journal. According to the article, the ... Read more »
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