Why Sukkot is actually the best holiday for kids
By Rebecca Rosenthal (Kveller via JTA) — Here’s the short version of this article. If you leave your kids home on the High Holidays so…
Religion
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…
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…
Sidebar: Does Judaism allow organ donation?
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (EJNews) – Worldwide, within the greater Jewish community, there are many misconceptions surrounding organ donation. “It’s important that our community be aware…