More Holidays

Lag Ba’Omer Quiz

Test your knowledge of this minor Jewish holiday!

Mollie Katzen’s Grilled Bread and Kale Salad with Red Onions, Walnuts and Figs

Tu Bishvat is the perfect holiday for locavores, school kids and home cooks, alike

Trees in Jewish Thought

Jewish sources single out trees as one of the most important aspects of the natural world.

Tu B’Av, the Jewish Day of Love

The 15th day of Av is both an ancient and modern holiday.

Grief & Opportunity

The mourning associated with Tisha B'Av is also a call to action.

Some Days Count More Than Others

The days between Passover and Shavuot are a time of great vulnerability and profound opportunity.

The Omer Period — Time As Text

Our changing observance of the period between Passover and Shavuot reflects our sensitivity to the realities of our history.

When is Sigd 2020?

This Ethiopian Jewish holiday begins at sundown on Sunday, November 15th, 2020.

Don’t Just Mark the Jewish Holidays, Mark the Jewish Intervals

We need to be able to rest and recover from one run in order to perform at our best at the next one.

Reflections on Remembrance: Memorial Day and More

Memorial Day is approaching, and while I’m usually swept up in the parades, beach trips and community cookouts, this year ...

Holocaust Remembrance: Particular or Universal?

This evening begins Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is a day set aside to remember the experience of the ...

LGBT Resources for Holocaust Remembrance Day

When the last known gay Jewish Holocaust survivor, Gad Beck, died in 2012, it was a poignant reminder that both ...