Goldman: The Jewish Arbor Day-Tu-Bishvat
The Talmud’s discussion of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, also mentions a special New Year just for trees. This Jewish Arbor Day, called Tu B’Shvat,... Read more.
Goldman: These lights are sacred: A Hanukkah tale
Hersh Goldman The names and events in this police story are fictional. Any resemblance to real people or happenings is purely coincidental. It happened at 5 p.m.... Read more.
Goldman – JEWISH SPOOK: The Dybbuk
Hersh Goldman Halloween is definitely not a Jewish holiday. But it is as good a time as any for an article on Jewish spooks. One of the most famous Jewish spooks... Read more.
Hersh Goldman: What did the Ten Commandments look like?
This Sunday night, May 16, is the Jewish holiday Shavuot (Pentecost). This biblical thanksgiving day, which celebrates the wheat harvest and first ripening fruit,... Read more.