So how do you make a kiddush that people will talk about for years to come? Here are some ideas to start your creative kiddush juices flowing like grape juice! Serious congregations don’t schmooze ...

In 2023, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts opened a permanent Judaica gallery, the country’s third at a general — read: non-Jewish — institution. A year later, Houston’s MFA followed suit. And, just last ...

This month I celebrated a milestone birthday (I am now enrolled in Medicare … yup, it’s that milestone birthday!), and my wife asked me what I wanted to celebrate the occasion. Without hesitation, I ...

In the early 2010s, antiquity dealers began approaching Israeli institutions with startling offerings: centuries-old manuscripts that had been found in the caves of northern Afghanistan. Spanning ...

Preparing for a holiday brings up a wealth of memories. My mother lived a modest life, at least compared to the middle-class moms around us. Vacations, Florida trips, beauty parlor, manicures, ...

Tears blurred my own eyes as I looked at the person who had endured for so long, and now chanted these holy words with such feeling, in our sukkah, so many years later. I wrote this reflective piece ...

The Toledo Museum of Art has acquired an 11th–12th century Afghan Kiddush cup for $4 million, a record for a Judaica ceremonial object. Known as the “Cup of Joy,” the hammered silver vessel blends ...

A kiddush cup that may have been passed around the Friday night dinner table during the reign of Ghengis Khan will be available for auction this fall. The rare remnant of the Silk Road, the ancient ...

It’s the first time the Biblical Museum of Natural History has held a kiddush in any animal’s honor. (JTA) — Shayna and Cuddles are unlike many new parents in Israel, in that they are pythons. But ...

This is the second installment in a new monthly series, “Of Sacred Items And Gorgeous Tchotchkes,” looking closely at the Judaica items that fill our homes. Kiddush is one of those experiences that is ...

I grew up seeing wine as a symbol of joy, holiness and a tool for elevating the mundane. From the weekly Kiddush (a blessing said over a wine cup) on Shabbat to holidays like Purim, Passover and ...

The medieval artefact, which is inscribed with both Hebrew and Arabic, will be on display for a limited time before heading to auction The Cup of Joy, a medieval Kiddush cup inscribed with both Hebrew ...