Cheering the High Holidays
Jews live by two calendars, our Jewish one with its cycle of holidays and…
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Southern Simchas: The Delicacies of Jewish Memory
Multigenerations share hamantaschen at Weldon’s Temple Emanu-el. Photo credit: JHNC “I connect to Judaism through…
North Carolina Remembers the Holocaust
Zachor, “Remember,” reads a Holocaust memorial on a wall at Beth Meyer Synagogue in Raleigh. …
Lighting the Way at the Governor’s Mansion
The ceremonial Hanukkah candle-lighting at the Governor’s Mansion on December 11 was not the only…
Passover 2023
Passover has been celebrated in North Carolina for more than 200 years, at least. Across…
Have a Spiel on Purim!
Perhaps no holiday is enjoyed as much as Purim with its revelries and irreverent humor.…
High Holiday Atonement, 1941
One mitzvah inspires another is a Jewish teaching. That lesson came home on the High…
Passover Haggadot at Duke University Libraries
By Rachel Ariel, Guest Contributor and Librarian for Jewish Studies, Duke University Duke University Libraries…
Having a Ball at Purim
Purim has become a family celebration, often a children’s party, a fun time at temple…
Cheers to You: NC Jewish Makers & Distributors of Fine Wines and Liquors
This New Year’s Eve Jews, like other North Carolinians, may perhaps avail themselves of a…
Happy Hanukkah from JHNC
Hanukkah sameach! Happy Hanukkah! During this season as we rededicate ourselves to our Jewish community…
The Renewed Meaning of Chanukah
In December, 1944, in the midst of World War II, The American Jewish Times, a…