‘Tis the season of Hanukkah misfires — and chastened retailers
by Shira Hanau (JTA) — “Deck the halls with matzo balls”? Hanukkah menorahs with 12 candles? Products with misfired Hanukkah messages have been drawn gripes…
Holiday Columns
Sukkot’s message is essential during our climate crisis
By Esti Shapiro (JTA) — Growing up in the temperamental weather of Denver, Colorado, it was not at all unusual to experience rain, high winds,…
Celebrate the fall Jewish holidays with a free resource from PJ Library
(Agawam, MA) – When do we sit in the sukkah? How and why do we shake a lulav? What is Simchat Torah? Why do we…
My Yom Kippur Tradition is watching ‘A Serious Man’ along with fasting and synagogue, it’s the perfect ritual for the Day of Atonement.
by Elana Spivack (ALMA via JTA) – In many ways, my Yom Kippur resembles that of other Jews: I fast, I attend synagogue, and I…
A message from Rabbi Steven Schwarzman: Covid and Halakhah
Rabbi Steven Schwarzman provided this Covid update and reminder to all Beth Shalom members: Jewish law requires all of us who are eligible to get…