Israel seeks to end ancient African Jewish custom

Israel is closing the books on a rare millennia-old Jewish tradition.

Freedom and fa-yaah

Two days remain. Meanwhile, did someone mention a Jaipur Litfest?

Donations flood in for Sarah Burke's family

Sarah Burke's family says it has not yet received a bill from the Utah hospital where the freestyle skier underwent surgery before she died Thursday, but that a flood of donations has ensured they "will not have any financial burden related to her care."

Pinoy recounts tastes of food at home and abroad

A part of this article has been adapted from the author’s introduction to A Taste of Home: Pinoy Expats and Food Memories (Anvil 2008) which he co-edited with his daughter Len Maranan-Goldstein. A longer work by the author on the subject of noodles appears as a chapter (Noodling in a Cold Climate) in Erlinda Panlilio’s Comfort Food (Anvil 2007).

Kessoch: Israel Seeks to End Ancient African Jewish Custom

ASHKELON, Israel (AP) -- Israel is closing the books on a rare millennia-old Jewish tradition.