Celebrate
Report to synagogue, midnight — sharp!
Because everybody loves a Saturday night….The night before last, all over the world, Jews began saying Selichot, the confessional prayers ...
Rosh Hashanah Dinner Challenge
Our friends over at The Jew & the Carrot are holding a contest to see who can create the greenest ...
Getting Your Rosh Hashanah On
Not to alarm you or anything, but the High Holidays are coming up. My fam and I haven’t figured out ...
You may say she’s a dreamer
Today’s Jewel of Elul is written by philanthropist/superwoman Lynn Schusterman. She writes about dreaming big.Being a philanthropist, I am constantly ...
Todd & God is Back
Now it’s for real. We’ve got the new episode of MyJewishLearning’s The Adventures of Todd & God up and ready ...
Spectacles of Devotion: Ani vs. Adi
I love listening to songs first thing in the morning. I have a habit of waking up in a very ...
Rock the Vote 5769!
These Presidential elections sure do go on for a while. Sometimes, I say, “Why can’t the US just be like ...
Judgment Day
It’s the month of Elul, the time when we begin the introspection that culminates with the High Holidays. So I ...
Jews at the Games
Here’s a list of all of the Jewish athletes at the 2008 Summer Games, many of whom joined Israeli President ...
Tisha B’Av in NYC
For those of you in New York City, the Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning will be holding its annual ...
A Vow for the Nine Days: ‘Fess Up
One of the customary practices in these nine days is the avoidance of meat: it’s the way we commemorate the ...
Making Two Holidays Work
Growing up in the South, I was always amazed that some schools and institutions closed on the High Holidays or ...