Kosher wine is good for you. Well, let’s work backwards. Wine is good for you. Modern science has confirmed what wine-lovers have always dreamed - that wine, and red wine in particular, lowers the risk of heart disease and heart attacks, raises HDL cholesterol (the “good cholesterol”), and thwarts LDL (the “bad”), all the while preventing blood clots, reducing blood vessel damage caused by fat deposits, and other sundry salutary properties.

Whether you call it "Passover" or "Pesach," the Jewish holiday that calls for spring cleaning, giving up most forms of carbs, and staying up late singing a song about a goat probably brings many fond memories to mind. While Passover lasts for eight days, the focal point of the celebration of the exodus from Egypt comes at the very beginning in the form of the Seder.

By Rebecca Leicht
In December 2005, as the Limmud conference dedicated to Jewish cultural study was winding down, a blonde woman with blushed, pink cheeks and tinted red lips was asked on a date. She accepted, though it was far past her bedtime. At the bar, the young man who had asked her to join him inquired, “What would you like to drink, Ruth?”

Ruth Gruber replied, “Do you happen to have some warm milk?”

By Abigail Pickus

Not long ago I had a weekend romance with a fellow in New York.

After I returned home to Chicago, we exchanged a few emails and talked on the phone once; a long, lovely chat that ended with me reading an article I was working on aloud and him offering some very keen editing suggestions.

But then he disappeared.

I didn’t think much of it at the time and attributed it to the distance. I was thinking more in terms of geography than religion, but during a recent visit to New York, upon running into the friend who had introduced us, I discovered otherwise.

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The Jewish MySpace

by Laya Millman
Slavery isn’t just an aspect of our identity as Jews; it is the cornerstone of our history as a people. Since we remember what it was like to live as slaves to Pharaoh, we should cherish our freedom and independence all the more.

by Adam Chandler
We all remember that feeling: pacing excitedly in our living rooms, awaiting the opportunity to celebrate freedom by eating char-grilled beef, setting off fireworks, and drinking too much as we celebrate our independence. No, not a 4th of July celebration--a Passover seder in Austin, Texas.