Tag: Tradition

Wrapping and dipping maror in charoset at Seder can be part of a family tradition. Explore this one to add more to your own Seder ...

Hazzan Sara Geffen Geller April 5, 2024 Holidays Passover

What does "b'khol dor vador—in every generation" mean in light of the events of October 7? How does this connect us to Passover?

Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal March 27, 2024 Holidays Passover

Hosting a living room Seder can allow us to experience a Seder closer to the way that the rabbis thought of it.

Melissa Werbow March 27, 2024 Holidays Passover

Through the seder, we learn the importance of hospitality and inviting all who are hungry and in need, to come celebrate Pesach.

Rabbi Daniel J. Isaak March 27, 2024 Holidays How to observe Passover

What is it like being a Conservative Jew in Jerusalem and how do we understand the holiness of the holiest place in the world?

Emily Jaeger December 26, 2023 Conservative Judaism Israel

Elevating in sanctity the celebration of Hanukah, means lighting one more candle each night. What else can we learn from this?

Rabbi Sydni Adler Rubinstein December 8, 2023 Hanukkah Hanukkah Reflections

Tishah B'av reminds us to "be active, even proactive," to ensure the walls of our lives stand firm, just as our ancestors did.

Rabbi Dr. J.B. Sacks July 25, 2023 Holidays Tisha B’Av

There is a wide range of specific customs related to the issue of covering the head, including what to cover it with.

Rabbi Dr. Karen Reiss Medwed, The Observant Life (Book) May 11, 2023 Accessories for Prayer Every Day

B'nei Mitzvot are one of today’s best known Jewish milestones, marking coming of age as an “adult” and responsibility for one’s own actions.

Rabbi Miriam C. Berkowitz May 1, 2023 B-Mitzvah Lifecycles

Making hamentaschen has been a powerful tradition for me throughout my entire life and brings me tremendous joy.

Elana Neshkes March 5, 2023 Holidays Purim

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