Celebrate

Soon after learning my late grandmother’s family lived in Nachlaot, I accepted an invitation for Shabbat dinner from sweet friends, Mottle ...

If there is one consistent theme in the ongoing discoveries of my family history it is meaningful coincidence. Some people ...

My childhood memories of the festival of Simchat Torah center around a paper flag topped with a candy-apple and candy ...

Last year in Berkeley, Rae and I attended the Deli Summit to discuss the direction of Jewish food and deli ...

I don’t know how or when it happened. But somehow, in the not too distant past, the pinnacle of the ...

Think about an activity you love to do that gives you a good challenge. Maybe it’s playing tennis. Maybe it’s ...

As I write this post in August, I’m aware that the High Holy days are approaching. I recall the teachings of ...

With the holiday of Simchat Torah coming up, rabbinical student Becky Silverstein considers how the Jewish calendar lets her renew ...

A documentary film called “Happy” came out last year, following a considerable amount of research and writing on the newly ...

During the holiday of Sukkot, it’s customary to invite honored guests into our homes and sukkot, the festival huts we ...

With Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur just behind us, I thought I would share a little bit about the significance ...

In advance of Yom Kippur, the entire ISJL staff would like to wish all of our friends and readers a ...