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Potato Pancake Party for Hanukkah
Check out this great guide to throwing your own Hanukkah party complete with five kinds of latkes and a rousing game of Dreidel.

Hanukkah Favorites Revived

One of the best parts of the holiday season is all the delicious food. Celebrate Chanukkah with these modern takes on traditional holiday recipes.

Hanukkah History
Jewish or not here’s a little basic Hanukkah history to help you celebrate the holiday and pass on the knowledge to kids, friends and relatives.

Party Ideas for Jewish Holidays

The Jewish Holidays are an important time of year for the Jewish faith. We have all the ways you can observe the customs and traditions during the Jewish holidays. We have ideas to celebrate all of the Jewish holidays with all ... Read More of your loved ones. Get ideas on recipes for breaking fast on Yom Kippur, cut your apples for Rosh Hashanah, and citrus fruit for Sukkot.

Our ideas include how to celebrate Hanukkah, Passover, High Holidays and more. We have plenty of food recipes and other treats that are traditional foods served during the Jewish Holidays. From recipes for stuffing to sauces to potato pancakes, our recipes offer rich flavors and will blend in perfectly with your dinner menus.

Browse through our ideas to help you mark the Jewish Holidays with your loved ones. Learn how to organize a gathering to celebrate these occasions complete with traditional menu ideas, customs and décor ideas. Read Less

Passover Recipes for the Gourmet

Food for a Passover celebration gets a makeover with these gourmet recipes. All the dishes here are revisited versions of classic dishes that stick to the guidelines!

Homemade Chicken Soup with Herbed Matzo Balls: Herbed Matzo Balls

Homemade Chicken Soup with Herbed Matzo Balls: Chicken Soup

Salmon & Fennel Gefilte Fish: Salmon Gefilte Fish

Salmon & Fennel Gefilte Fish: Fish Broth

Orange Brisket with Carrot Onion Stuffing: Carrot Onion Stuffing

Orange Brisket with Carrot Onion Stuffing: Orange Brisket

Mandelbrot Pear & Cashew Crisp: Pear Cashew Filling

Mandelbrot Pear & Cashew Crisp: Crust and Topping

A Personal Passover Table

Sukkot Customs

Sukkot originally celebrated the harvest, but later, took on a more historical meaning to commemorate the frail shelters the Hebrew people inhabited during their Exodus. Learn more about Sukkot customs here, and how to celebrate at home.

Top Three Flourless Passover Dessert Recipes

Tradition dictates that we abstain from yeast and flour during Passover. Removing the two ingredients from our diets for the short time shouldn't mean avoiding dessert. Here, we have 3 decadent recipes that follow the rule and satisfy a sweet craving.

Creme Anglaise Sauce

Triple Raspberry Sauce

Poached Pears Anglaise

Sweetened Whipped Cream

Pavlova with Mixed Berries

Mario Battali's Torta di Cioccolata (Flourless Chocolate Cake)

Rosh Hashanah Crafts for Kids

Keep the kids busy and having fun on Rosh Hashanah with these fun crafts. Instead of using your old Apples and Honey Dish, let them create their own. With these Rosh Hashanah crafts, your kids will be making cherished heirlooms to be used year after year.

Apple Plate and Honey Dish

Tzedakah Box

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Celebrate Hanukkah

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, begins at sundown on the 25th day of the Hebrew month Kislev, which generally falls somewhere in December, and lasts for 8 days and nights. Hanukkah translates to "dedication" and signifies the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem. The holiday is celebrated for 8 days and nights thus symbolizing the miracle of the long-lasting oil.

Hanukkah Traditions: Menorah

Hanukkah Traditions: Driedel

Hanukkah Crafts: A Magnetic Menorah

Chanukah Songs

Celebrating Passover

Passover is a Jewish Holiday celebrating the Ancient Israelite escape from slavery in Egypt. As told in the book of Exodus, the escape came after the infliction of the ten plagues on the Egyptians. The Jews were protected from the tenth and most sever plague, death of the first born, by marking their doors so the Lord "passed over" their homes without inflicting any harm. Hence the name, Passover.

The Story of Passover

Haggadah Tips

Passover Traditions: The Seder Plate

Modern Hanukkah Menorah Ideas

Most families have an heirloom menorah to celebrate Hanukkah with. But this doesn't have to be the case. Bring your Hanukkah celebration into the 21st century with a modern take on this Jewish tradition.

Latkes & More Hanukkah Party

Gather with family and friends for a Latkes & More party! Instead of a "Cookie Exchange," have a Latke Exchange!

Carrot and Potato Latkes

Potato Latkes with Gravlax, crme frache and Caviar

Sharon's Latkes

Vegetable Latkes

Sufganiyot-Plump Chanukah Fried Doughnuts

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Rosh Hashanah History and Traditions

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is one of the most important holidays in the Jewish religion. Rosh Hashanah is celebrated on the first day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei, which usually takes place in September. It is a fun-filled holiday where apples and honey are eaten to bring a sweet new yea...

Rosh Hashana Honey Cake

Get Crafty and Create New Passover Traditions With Your Kids

Let's face it: the Passover story can get a little long for our kids. While it's an incredible story, you can teach it to your kids in a more up-beat way. Teach your kids about the story and traditions through modern crafts that emphasize family togetherness.

Learning Through Crafts: Goblets and More!

How Can the Pesach Story Come Alive to Preschoolers?

Haggadah Tips

The Haggadah is a book that Jews read on the first night of Passover, re-telling the story of Passover. The word haggadah means "telling" in Hebrew. It is the responsibility of all Jews to re-tell the story of their ancestors escape from history in order to teach the next generation. Passover can be altered to fit any families needs. In fact it's a perfect holiday to put your own spin on and start creating family traditions. Here are some helpful tips for finding that perfect Haggadah and creating your very own seder. Check it out!

Yom Kippur Customs

Perhaps one of the most reverent Jewish holidays, the focus of Yom Kippur should be a time of fasting, prayer and atonement. Here, we have the history and traditions behind Yom Kippur.

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Hanukkah Guide for Gentiles

Two years ago, my friend invited me to take part in her family's Hanukkah celebration. Although I had learned about Jewish culture and tradition in classes throughout my public grammar school years, I was a bit rusty on my lessons. Not wanting to insult (or look like a completely uninformed gentile), I decided I should go over my teachings.

Recommended Kosher for Passover Wines and Food Pairings

"Drinking the four cups of wine required for the Pesach Seder of Passover can be an enjoyable part of tradition for adults. However, most of us have been subjected to wines that taste more like cough syrup than the fragrant fruit of the land our ancestors drank. You have dozens of choices to make this tradition truly reverent and inspiring to the palate as well as the spirit. You can find Kosher for Passover wines that are made in Italy as well as Israel to suit any menu you have planned. Cabernet, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir and many other choices await you! Just look for the “P” on the label that indicates they are Kosher for Passover.

Tips for Adding Personality to Passover

My family and I love the rich traditions of our heritage and really enjoy putting a new spin on them. I encourage my children to respect the past but look for ways to add a new dimension that recognizes the present. Passover is a wonderful time for children to learn, for adults to appreciate the comfort of Seder and for everyone to honor the sanctity of the holiday while bringing it into the 21st century.

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