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Silas Anastacio

Jun 28, 2026, 5:56 AM

Rikuday Festival’s 10th Edition Unites 2,000 Through Dance and Art

The 10th edition of Rikuday – Dance and Art Festival of the Congregação Israelita Paulista (CIP) – gathered more than two thousand people last Sunday at the Memorial da América Latina, in a celebration marked by intergenerational encounters, and...

Jun 26, 2026, 6:52 PM

Treasure Trove: Pin the Pickle on the Jewish People

From the Herzl and Zionism Collection of David Matlow, Toronto (www.herzlcollection.com). Photograph by David Matlow.

Over 100 million plastic pickle pins have been handed out by the H. J. Heinz company since they were first introduced as a marketing promotion at the World’s Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. This particular pin was...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Jun 23, 2026, 10:05 AM

The Origins of Rosh Tzurim and Gvaot

Bilam’s first bracha (Bamidbar 23:7-10) declares: “From Aram, Balak, King of Moav brought me, out of the mountains of the east saying, ‘Come curse Yaakov for me. Go denounce Yisrael.’ How can I curse whom God has not cursed? How...

Jun 20, 2026, 11:32 PM

To Buy, or Not To Buy–That Is The Question

I'm at Deli Snack in Pompano Beach, Florida, with my friend Robert. I've just finished eating at a true New York-style deli, and I'm in a great mood. As Robert and I stand in line waiting to pay the cashier,...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Jun 18, 2026, 10:18 PM

The Kings Highway

In the United States, when one hears the words “Kings Highway,” they think of Brooklyn, NY or the Colonial American Road built by King Charles II between Charleston and Boston. But the original Kings Highway goes back to Biblical...

Jun 17, 2026, 5:53 AM

The Yidkins Diet

Pesach may be long over, but that old adage, "Matzah, 18 minutes on the lips, a lifetime on the hips," is still just as true. With Summer almost upon us, it can only mean one thing: We all need...

Jun 10, 2026, 4:12 AM

Nobu – An Empire Beyond Sushi

With Drew Nieporent in Nobu downtown Manhattan (photo: Liat Valter)

A visit to New York also means gastronomy. For me, among the city’s endless attractions, it became a walk down memory lane to meet Drew Nieporent - one of New York’s most influential restaurateurs and a pioneer of modern hospitality. Nieporent, who...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Jun 3, 2026, 9:07 PM

Why were the scouts permitted to take the grapes?

In Parshat Shlach, we read about the 40 days that the scouts checked out the Land of Israel. We don’t know about all of the places that they went to but we do know the following (Bamidbar 13:21-24): They went...

Jun 3, 2026, 1:38 PM

Kosher-certified draft dodgers

Why do the draft-dodgers in this new Ayin Tova Cartoon proudly display kosher certifications? It is as if being an IDF draft evader has become a new type of identity, and wearing that is like a badge of honor! There...

Jun 1, 2026, 6:49 PM

The 27% Tax on Every Israeli Restaurant Order

Walk into almost any restaurant in Tel Aviv, Haifa, or Be'er Sheva and ask the owner what keeps them up at night. A few years ago the answer was rent or staff. Today, more and more of them say...

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