Celebrate

Confronting Murderers and Finding Forgiveness

I think about the nature and concept of forgiveness literally on a daily basis. As a lawyer, my practice consists ...

A while back I suggested a unique way of doing the chesbon nefesh (soul’s accounting) we are expected to do ...

Fasting on Yom Kippur and other fasting holidays is probably not your favorite part of Judaism, and it’s certainly not ...

It was a small miracle when the Northern Virginia Pride (NOVA) committee scheduled its first pride after three years of planning and ...

“May you be Written in the Book of Life” is such a nice phrase to utter at this time of ...

My sister, Chanie, and my new brother-in-law, Joel, got married this month. I’m very fortunate to have incredible co-workers who ...

Though most Jews name Hanukkah, Purim or Passover as their favorite of the many (many) holidays, I have always been ...

This post originally appeared on this site on September 14, 2012. We re-share it now with our wishes for a ...

A minor cultural kerfuffle flared up recently about airline seats and the question of whether to recline or not.On a ...

According to Hasidic thinking the days of Elul are the time when “the King is in the field.” The metaphor ...

Throughout the high holiday season, we think a lot about judgment. It’s a heavy word, and also a word that ...

I think everyone has their favorite holiday—you know, the holiday that gets you giddy and excited. And my favorite Jewish ...