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Oct 21, 2026, 12:20 AM

Overtaxing the Metaphor: Chopped Salad as a Concept and in Real Life

Israeli tomato and cucumber salad photo courtesy of Hadassah.

Tomatoes and cucumbers. This essay concerns tomatoes and cucumbers. In October 1973, in the midst of a war, I arrived at Israel’s Kibbutz Ein Gedi, along with maybe a dozen other students. We were there as volunteers to help with the...

Oct 20, 2026, 1:25 PM

Choose Life: The Moral Price of the Moon

Abraham Joshua Heschel. Photo: Peter1c / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; modified from original || Background image licensed via Canva.

With the advent of Space exploration, rabbinic writers debated whether Jewish law permitted a person to leave planet Earth. Possibly the first voice to be heard on this question was that of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson of Lubavitch (1902-1994)....

Silas Anastacio

Oct 18, 2026, 12:03 AM

Israel’s Ministry of Tourism Presents Plans and Investments for the Future

On October 14, at Clube A Hebraica in São Paulo, the Israel Ministry of Tourism hosted the professional event Israel 4U. The meeting brought together representatives of the Ministry, Brazilian tour operators and agencies, as well as the Consul...

Oct 15, 2026, 10:30 PM

Thessaloniki Greece: From Olympus to a Palace

Inside Greek Hospitality: Part 2 From the viewpoint high above, Thessaloniki unfolds beneath us, stretching all the way to the Thermaic Gulf. It is Ano Poli, the historic Upper Town, where narrow cobbled lanes wind between traditional houses, Byzantine churches and...

Oct 13, 2026, 7:59 AM

Seeing Red: Hubris and the Halakha of Space Flight

Rabbi Nachum Eliezer Rabinovitch, photo: Nadav Efrati / Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nahum_Eliezer_Rabinovitch

Vladimir Menshikov, Boga Nyet! [There is no God!], 1975. State Museum of the History of Religion in Saint Petersburg. Scaled-down, low-resolution image permitted under fair use clause, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B0_%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82_1975.jpg

In 1961, as humans reached Space, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson of Lubavitch (1902-1994) wrote a private letter in which he declared that Space travel was permitted according to Jewish law. The Lubavitcher Rebbe offered a broad, affirmative framework for...

Oct 8, 2026, 11:05 PM

Dragør: The Little Fishing Village That Helped Save a Nation’s Jews

The picturesque village of Dragør, Denmark. Photo: New York Jewish Travel Guide.

There are places where history is impossible to miss. It stands in monumental buildings, fills museum galleries, and announces itself through plaques and memorials. And then there are places like Dragør, a beautiful fishing village just outside Copenhagen, where...

Oct 5, 2026, 7:02 PM

The Hidden Golden Menorah at Oslo’s Grand Hotel

Gold Hanukkah Menorah at the Grand Hotel, Oslo — New York Jewish Travel Guide

An unexpected discovery inside one of Oslo’s most famous hotels reveals a remarkable story of Jewish heritage, family, philanthropy, and the enduring presence of Jewish life in Norway. Sometimes the most memorable discoveries on a journey are the ones that...

Sep 30, 2026, 12:15 AM

Halkidiki: Greek Macedonia, Uniquely

Inside Greek Hospitality: Part 1 For Israeli travelers, Greece has long meant islands: Crete, Rhodes, Corfu, Mykonos and Santorini. But in the north of the country, a different Greek experience is waiting to be discovered. One that combines a major...

Sep 25, 2026, 11:49 PM

Sweden’s Yiddish Story: How Sweden Became a Guardian of Yiddish

When travelers think about Sweden’s Jewish heritage, they may think first of Stockholm’s Great Synagogue, the rescue of Danish Jews during the Holocaust, or the remarkable story of Raoul Wallenberg. But there is another, less familiar chapter of Jewish...

Sep 24, 2026, 7:14 PM

A Jewish Journey Through Scandinavia Reveals Three Wartime Responses

Three Countries, Three Wartime Stories: What Scandinavia Reveals About the Holocaust There are journeys that take you from one destination to another—and there are journeys that change the way you understand history. My recent Jewish heritage press trip with Jewish Copenhagen...

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