The Challenges and Triumphs of Running a Pesach Program: Insights from Robert Frucher of Leisure Time Tours

In a recent episode of Talkine Network Radio, Zev Brenner sat down with Robert Frucher, CEO of Leisure Time Tours, to dive into the intricacies of running Pesach programs—a business his family pioneered in 1972. With decades of experience, Frucher shared his insights into the evolution of the kosher travel industry, the challenges it faces, ...

How to Celebrate Pesach in Arizona

Visit The Arizona Jewish Historical Society There is a long and rich history of the Jewish community in Phoenix, and you can learn all about it at a visit to the Arizona Jewish Historical Society (AZJHS). The museum provides Jewish art and history exhibitions with over 50,000 photographs, documents, and artifacts. During your Pesach vacation, ...

Passover in the Desert

The letter S is a pretty unassuming letter, as far as letters go. In Scrabble, it is worth only one point, and when placed at the end of the word, the letter S usually changes a noun from singular to plural. But as I was looking at the Dessert section in one of my Passover ...

Tips for a Pesach Vacation

Hello dear readers, So you’ve decided to book a kosher pesach vacation. Congratulations! Much like the ancient Israelites, you’ve made the wise and courageous decision to leave home and take your family to leave the mundane world behind! (At least for a week or two). Whether it’s to Florida, Arizona, Italy or somewhere else (thanks ...

Pesach and the Desert

Hello dear readers, Yesterday I was looking at a beautiful watercolor painting of a desert that my daughter Ronit made in art class. (Also, is it weird to make a watercolor of a waterless desert?) For some reason it got me thinking about the connection between the desert and the holiday of Pesach. I know ...