Jews and All That Jazz
In honor of Jazz Appreciation month, TC Jewfolk persuaded jazz musician Mark Levy to educate us a bit on the Jewish roots of jazz music.
A Passover Reflection on Freedom
In every generation, each person must tell the Passover story as though she or he were personally liberated from Egypt. From slavery. Why are we required to retell this story, and to retell it as if we ourselves have experienced it?
Surviving Passover: A College Student’s Guide
As a college student (who doesn’t really know how to cook), I needed to find some recipes that are quick, easy and cheap to make.
At the Forefront of Social Change
A look at NCJW, the longest standing Jewish women’s volunteer organization in America, in the last of three guest posts for Women’s History Month on TC Jewfolk.
10 Tips for Stress-free Interfaith Passover or Easter Celebrations
A guest post from “AskBarbara” at JFCS Minneapolis with tips for interfaith families wanting successful Passover and/or Easter celebrations together.
10.5 Ideas for a More Meaningful Seder
10.5 (easy) ideas for a more meaningful Passover seder.
Meet NCJW: Passionate. Progressive. Powerful.
From parties to resumes: ten ways for young Jews to get involved with the NCJW. The second of three guest posts for Women’s History Month on TC Jewfolk.
Spacefood and Matzah?
Pesach is a time for restricting our actions in order to further the goals of the soul. We want to soar into outer space (metaphysically speaking), so we strap ourselves into the spaceship, and restrict ourselves considerably, in order to get there.
Not Your Grandmother's Hadassah
This isn’t your grandmother’s Hadassah, writes Joanna Lowinger in the first of three guest posts for Women’s History Month on TC Jewfolk.
An Interfaith Seder
What could be “interfaith” about a Seder? Aren’t Seders about gefilte fish and chicken soup, childhood memories of warm Jewish family gatherings, and a few Yiddish jokes thrown in?