Celebrate
Oh Cruel, Cruel World
Just when you thought it was all over, we were actually just getting started. It feels like years ago that ...
I Probably Won’t Be A Farmer
Being an etrog farmer must be a tough job, especially in this economy. You know, because your product is only ...
The Week That Was
I can’t wait for the weekend! I have all these great things planned! I’m going to a movie on Sunday ...
Kappara: A Poem
Just in case you forgot, our recent Bad Poetry Contest netted us a vast and diverse — if not encyclopedic ...
10 Days to a Better You: Days 7-10
With Yom Kippur bearing down on us, and the promise that only “repentance, prayer, and charity can alter the severity ...
Wise Fridays: Do-It-Yourself Inscribing
“Inscribe us in the Book of Life.†This must be understood in a spiritual sense. When a man clings to ...
Return of the Brooklyn Chickens
I still have mixed feelings about KaparotOn one hand, the pre-Yom Kippur ritual where we transfer our sins onto some ...
Sukkot On the Run
One thing I’ve always wondered about the holiday of Sukkot: If the makeshift tabernacles that we’re commanded to erect are ...
10 Days to a Better You: Day 6
With Yom Kippur bearing down on us, and the promise that only “repentance, prayer, and charity can alter the severity ...
Eat Me
In her last posts, Jennifer Traigreorganized her library and looked at the changes from her past year. She has been ...
The Book of Life Is Shelved in the Jefferson Wing
In her last post, Jennifer Traig looked at the changes from her past year. She is guest-blogging all week for ...
10 Days to a Better You: Day 5
With Yom Kippur bearing down on us, and the promise that only “repentance, prayer, and charity can alter the severity ...