Celebrate
Fast Days for Repentance & Atonement
The Jewish calendar has a number of such days in addition to Yom Kippur.
The Ketubah: Evolutions in the Jewish Marriage Contract
Once a protection for women, the traditional ketubah has been critiqued by liberal Jews on several grounds.
After the Wedding Ceremony
After the wedding, bride and groom retreat to a seclusion room, rejoin their guests for a festive meal, and then celebrate with friends and family for the next seven days.
Shabbat Hazon & Shabbat Nahamu
The Sabbaths before and after Tisha B'Av provide a message of comfort and consolation.
Holocaust Observances
Holocaust commemorations have--and should have--some common elements.
Early Proposals for Holocaust Commemoration
Would Yom haShoah be associated with other tragedies, connected to heroism--or stand on its own?
Setting a Date for Yom Hashoah
After much debate, a compromise date--satisfactory to none--is chosen.