On Purim, there’s a fast before the festival. It’s a ritual I need in these dark times.
by Esther Sperber (JTA) — I’m jogging in New York City’s Riverside Park, as I do a few times a week. The air is fresh…
by Esther Sperber (JTA) — I’m jogging in New York City’s Riverside Park, as I do a few times a week. The air is fresh…
by Jay Cairns (AJNews) – Tu Bi’Shevat, the New Year for the trees, starts this year on the eve of January 24 and all day…
by Leah Grisham (Kveller via JTA) – This essay was first published on Kveller Jewish kids and Christmas: For some parents, this combination can seem…
By Rebecca Rosenthal (Kveller via JTA) — We love Hanukkah. The message that the rabbis in the Talmud give about the holiday is that we…
By Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides (AJNews) – “A Jew is asked to take a leap of action rather than a leap of faith.”- Rabbi Abraham…