Passover — Pesach — begins tonight, with the festive Seder meal… Heartfelt wishes from JHE for a meaningful Pesach (with Seders full of delicious food, crunchy matzo, four cups of wine, and lively stories and conversation). With its matzo and … continue reading →
Tonight is the last night of Hanukkah — we hope that the Festival of Light will inspire us in these difficult times! At the start of the holiday, we celebrated light — posting images of Light and Lights in and around … continue reading →
The High Holidays are a season of reflection, renewal, and inspiration. The past year has been a difficult one. But as our posts have demonstrated, developments in the Jewish heritage world have continued apace — a sign of resilience among … continue reading →
Changes… Back in 2017, we posted an essay by Sergey R. Kravstov and Vladimir Levin of the Center for Jewish Art wondering whether the hulking ruins of the 18th century great synagogue in Raşcov (Rashkov) would or could be conserved. … continue reading →
Our web site suffered a serious outage which kept us offline for more than two weeks. The site had to undergo extensive maintenance. JHE is back in action — but we are not yet 100 percent operative. The Calendar is … continue reading →
