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Seeking Shelter

This past Sunday I convinced my sons to join me out back to put up our Sukkah, ritual dwelling for Sukkot, arguing that ...

Joy as an Answer to Death

“How do I go on?”  I was asked recently at a service following the death of a beautiful woman in ...

Sukkot Guest List: Will You Invite Challenging Conversations?

Sukkot offers some incredible starting points for discussion. The Sukkot holiday begins tonight and lasts for a week. Among other things, ...

Taking It To The Streets

Sukkot was never a big deal for me when growing up. Coming so soon after the pomp and circumstance of ...

Recipes & Discussion for Sukkot

By now you’ve hopefully  eaten a good Rosh Hashana meal, had a meaningful Yom Kippur fast, looked at your watch ...

My Virtual Rosh Hashanah Experience

I’m thankful for the internet everyday. I’m thankful when it guides me to a new restaurant, tells me the score ...

Reflections After Our Camp Nearly Burned Down

Shanah Tova from the Ranch Camp! We wish your family a year full of happiness, health, and fulfillment.The High Holiday ...

What We Can Learn from the Rich Symbolism of Sukkot

There are more spiritually resonant symbols associated with the Festival of Sukkot than with any other major Jewish holiday. On ...

Yom Kippur in Vicksburg and Longview

This Yom Kippur, the ISJL’s Rabbi Marshal Klaven and Rabbi Matt Dreffin will return to the communities where they spent ...

Shipwrecked with God

Communities, institutions, families and friendships create a sense of common identity, a sense of “we.” Since no two people – ...

This Yom Kippur Let’s Talk about Syria

I believe that pulpit rabbis have an obligation to frame issues of the day in a moral lens even when ...

Sinking into Compassion: The Book of Jonah and Yom Kippur

In honor of Yom Kippur, this week we bring you two queer takes on The Book of Jonah. Tomorrow, poet ...

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