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…
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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…
Sukkot 2025 begins at sundown on October 6 til sundown October 13
Sukkot 101 Beginning five days after Yom Kippur, Sukkot is named after the booths or huts (sukkot in Hebrew) in which Jews are supposed to…
A Yom Kippur message from Alberta Associate Minister of Multiculturalism Muhammad Yaseen
(Alberta) – Alberta Associate Minister of Multiculturalism Muhammad Yaseen issued the following statement on October 1, in advance of Yom Kippur: “As the sun sets…
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…