Yom Kippur without fasting: How kids can atone, too
By Sarah Chandler NEW YORK (MyJewishLearning) — For most adults, the central experience of Yom Kippur is fasting. By abstaining from food and drink, we exercise control over…
Holiday Columns
Confessing our sins on Yom Kippur – and remembering to act nobly
By Lawrence A. Hoffman NEW YORK (JTA) — Few prayers are as well known to Jews as Ashamnu (“We have sinned …”) and Al Chet…
A Rosh Hashana care package
By Rabbi Zolly Claman (September 2018) – It has been quite the experience adjusting from the warm Jerusalem sun to the crisp Alberta air that…
Rosh Hashanah: Israeli Chef Shares Family Holiday Recipes
(September 6, 2018) – As Rosh Hashanah (September 9-11) approaches, Executive Chef Avi Turgeman of the luxurious David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem is happy to…
Op/Ed: With time running out, we must engage with Holocaust survivors
By Julius Berman (JTA) — There are over 400,000 Jewish Holocaust survivors worldwide, but the survivor population is rapidly diminishing. As we prepare to celebrate…