October 2015
An Interesting Jewish “Jeopardy” Champ
Passover is the eight-day Jewish holiday in which we ask questions at the seder table. For one quirky Jewish guy ...
Embracing A Jewish Henna Wedding Tradition
This custom is a treasured part of Moroccan Jewish and other Mizrahi marriage celebrations.
The Rabbi In My Bedroom
When I got married, there were a million things on my to-do list. There was one thing, one pretty important ...
From Mourning to Memory: Chasing Balloons, Wearing a Ring
For those of you who wear rings, this probably sounds familiar: you fiddle with your ring, a thousand times a ...
What Is The Torah We Want To Celebrate Today?
Today we celebrate the holiday of Simhat Torah. Literally meaning “rejoicing in Torah,” the holiday is a culmination both of ...
Five Stages of Soul
Simchat Torah: a day for reading — and connecting — the beginning and end of the Torah.The Torah begins with ...
Yogi Berra and Sukkot
Yogi Berra was the master of saying the wrong thing in the most right way. His death a couple of ...
OK, Who Invited Joaquin To The Sukkah?
I recall standing once in a communal sukkah teaching a group of children about Sukkot. It was a sunny day ...
On Simchat Torah, Get Up and Dance with Me!
Being a woman on Simchat Torah is hard for me, but not for the reasons you might think.Maybe I am ...
What Makes This Lulav So Southern?
In elementary school, the Jewish holidays were never an issue — I went to a Jewish day school, so school ...