Tag: Holidays

Tisha B'Av at camp is unlike anywhere else in the Jewish world. So why does Tisha B'Av get so much play at camp?

Sara Beth Berman (she/her) July 26, 2024 Holidays Observing Tisha B'av

What is Tu B'Av and why is it a time to find love and joy during the mournful summer? It comes between Tisha B'Av and ...

Rabbi Andrew Pepperstone July 3, 2024 Holidays Tu B'av

There are times when a Jewish wedding can happen and times when weddings cannot, either according to laws or customs.

Rabbi Carl Astor, The Observant Life (Book) June 26, 2024 Holidays Lifecycles

Look at reparations and the difficulty and bravery of asking, through the lens of slavery in Egypt, slavery in America, and the Holocaust.

Rabbi-Cantor Michael McCloskey April 5, 2024 Holidays Passover

Descendants of leaders steer revolutions, seen through Moshe and Mordechai. What motivates the privileged who become social justice warriors?

Rabbi Dr. J.B. Sacks March 14, 2024 Holidays Purim

The weird and wacky world of keeping Kosher for Passover is confusing and overwhelming, especially when you're new to it. Start here!

Rabbi Sydni Adler Rubinstein December 26, 2023 Holidays How to observe Passover

Hanukkah—when we read about the Maccabees resisting assimilation and Joseph embracing it—is a time to look at the art of assimilation wisely.

Rabbi David Baum December 14, 2023 Hanukkah Hanukkah Reflections

Sigd is holiday now observed 50 days after Yom Kippur that celebrates a commitment to Torah and Jewish life.

Rabbi Mordechai Rackover September 27, 2023 Holidays Sigd

Tu B'av, a minor summer holiday following Tisha B'av commemorates joyous events in Jewish history and celebrates love.

Reena Bromberg Gaber July 31, 2023 Holidays Living

Tu Bishvat, the new year for Trees, can remind us that the world is God’s sacred gift to humanity, a precious legacy entrusted to our ...

Rabbi Alan Lucas, The Observant Life (Book) January 24, 2023 Holidays Tu Bishvat

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