Card playing is not known to be a Purim pastime, but maybe along with Megilla reading and shalah manot it should be. Especially if we mandate using

Ages 5 and Up The Story of Esther: A Purim Tale retold by Eric A. Kimmel. Illustrated by Jill Weber. (Holiday House, 32 pp. $16.95)

Our Haggadah: Uniting Traditions for Interfaith Families by Cokie and Steve Roberts (Harper, 137 pp. $19.99) This small book has a lot of heart. In

Whether your tastes turn to the lacey, nostalgic and ornate or gravitate toward simple, clean and modern lines, the possibilities—from hand-thrown pottery to jewelry to

Preparing for Passover is a difficult chore. It is also an exercise in unearthing family memory and meaning. “April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs

Looking for culinary inspiration this Passover, for Seder meals and every day? These recipes from our popular Hadassah Jewish Holiday Cookbook marry traditional Passover dishes and techniques

In this one-person exhibition, artist Galia Gur Zeev presents two series of photographs exploring family gatherings around the dining table, which join together to form

In his foreword to In Every Generation: The JDC Haggadah (Devora Publishing. 96 pages; $24.95 cloth; $17.95 paper), Rabbi Joseph Telushkin describes the “Joint’s” new