More Holidays

Lemon Lavender Cake Recipe

Cake for a winter's morning.

What It Feels Like to Fast

Recovering the benefits of denial.

I and Thou: A Tree

What trees can teach about relationships

The Heavenly Jerusalem

An idealized Jerusalem arose out of the ashes of the Temple's destruction and the city's ruins.

Collective Memory Today

Recent historical events have lead to new archetypes.

Is Grief a Communal or a Personal Affair?

Tensions exist between national observance and private remembrance on Yom Hazikaron, Israel's Memorial Day.

Israel and Judaism

The importance of Israel for Jews who do not live there.

Holocaust Scroll

The Conservative movement's creation of this scroll is the latest attempt in contemporary Judaism to create a liturgy for Yom Hashoah.

Non-Fixed Fast Days

Judaism has communal fasts that are not on the yearly calendar and numerous occasions when individuals may choose to fast.

Fast Days: Synagogue Laws & Customs

Fast days are acknowledged in the synagogue liturgy.

Fast Days for Repentance & Atonement

The Jewish calendar has a number of such days in addition to Yom Kippur.