Tag: Freedom

Bringing Juneteenth into synagogues signifies that Black Jews are not a footnote in the Jewish story but core parts of our communities.

Rabbi Heather Miller, Rabbi Lev Meirowitz Nelson June 12, 2023 Holidays Juneteenth (US)

The greatest story of our tradition is a story about freedom. This week's Haftarah from Jeremiah explores freedom and our choices.

Putting up a mezuzah is a millennia-old public expression of Jewish identity: a meaningful way to mark liminal times in our lives and homes.

Rabbi Susan Leider January 25, 2023 Every Day Home

Rabbi Dan Ornstein teaches us: human freedom is ineradicable and that our dignity is predicated upon our moral responsibility.

Rabbi Dan Ornstein September 16, 2022 High Holidays Holidays

Gulienne Rollins-Rishon reflects on Juneteenth which commemorates the complete ending of legal slavery in the United States.

Gulienne Rollins-Rishon, USCJ Racial Justice Specialist June 17, 2022 Holidays Juneteenth (US)

Spiritually preparing for Passover not an intellectual exercise. It’s a spiritual invitation to ask ourselves: am I willing to get free?

Rabbi Kerry Chaplin April 3, 2022 Passover Preparing for Passover

The Seder is a potpourri of powerful rituals, wise rabbinic aphorisms, and opportunities to elevate the mundanities of eating into holiness.

Rabbi Adir Yolkut April 3, 2022 How to observe Passover Passover

How is one with food allergies supposed to feel free when they can’t partake in the matzo balls, charoset, cake, or anything else?

Rachel Packer March 29, 2022 Food Health

Passover, commemorates the exodus from Egypt. On a spiritual level, the festival confronts us with the notion of redemption.

Rabbi Alan Lucas, The Observant Life (Book) March 22, 2022 Passover What is Passover?

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