Recently my 3-year-old granddaughter played with a music box she had received from her parents at Chanukah. “What is Chanukah?” I asked her. “It’s the candle holiday,” she said. At such an early age, ...

Shavuot is a time to let loose with the wholesome richness of milk, to savor foods oozing with butter, yogurt and sour cream, to serve whipped cream with abandon. It’s a time to smile and say cheese.