Rabbi Nisan Andrews: Looking at our inner Mizbeach
By Rabbi Nisan Andrews (Calgary) – Searching for the story of Chanukah in the Tanach (Hebrew Bible) would not be a productive use of time;…
Holiday Columns
This year’s Hanukkah kids’ books light up the imagination
By Penny Schwartz (JTA) — From Who-ville to Schmoozeville, and from island getaways to cozy homes, this year’s crop of Hanukkah books for kids of…
The Story of Our Sukkah — And How You Can Build One, Too
First, my son inspired me to try a new-to-us Jewish tradition. Years later, I wrote a children’s book about it. By Jodie Sadowsky (Kveller) – When…
On Yom Kippur, the scales are in the balance. Radical kindness can tip them.
by Rabba Sara Hurwitz (JTA) — This past summer, a bout of the flu landed me in the hospital. I felt anxious and alone, and…
We can feel brokenhearted for the suffering of the children of Isaac and of Ishmael. We must.
by Rabbi Angela Buchdahl (JTA) — This piece was originally delivered as a sermon titled “The Cries of Isaac and Ishmael” at Central Synagogue on…