Sukkot Is the Best Jewish Holiday. Here’s Why.
By Lynn Levy (Kveller via JTA) – I know, I know. The shofar has finally stopped ringing in your ears, you’ve managed to get the honey out…
Holidays
Calgary’s Jewish Schools Come Together for Tashlich
By Rabbi N. Aaron Kutnowski & Mrs. Avi Meyers (Calgary) – As students from the Calgary Jewish Academy (CJA) and Halpern Akiva Academy (HAA) gathered…
The working parents’ collective apology on Yom Kippur
By Shira Zemel (Kveller via JTA) – Like so many of you, I’m a working mom trying to juggle it all — my kid, my…
A Talmudic tale gets a 12th-century Chinese twist in children’s book aimed at diverse Jewish readers
by Jordyn Haime TAIPEI, Taiwan (JTA) — Rabbi Akiva’s daughter was destined for death on her wedding day, at least according to the star-gazers. So…
Can a toddler really apologize? (And other thoughts on Yom Kippur)
By Rachel Seelig (JTA) – This story originally appeared on Kveller. “Don’t you dare,” I said, just milliseconds before a red matchbox car came catapulting…