Celebrate
How Are Hanukkah and Christmas Different?
Both are widely observed gift-giving holidays that fall in December, but the similarities stop there.
Why I Look Forward to Fasting
Finding meaning on Yom Kippur is nourishing in its own way
The Most Beautiful Rosh Hashanah Challah on Instagram
Because the camera always eats first.
How to Get Your High Holidays Questions Answered
You have questions about the High Holidays, My Jewish Learning has answers.
How Forgiveness Can Be Restorative
Should punishment take precedence over working toward peace — or is it the other way around?
How We Benefit By Forgiving Others
Judaism teaches that there are personal, societal and spiritual benefits to forgiving those who have hurt us.
The Nazi Victim Who Forgave Her Perpetrators
As a young child, Eva Mozes Kor was a subject of Dr. Mengele’s horrific human experiments. Decades later, she made headlines for granting ‘amnesty’ to a physician who worked alongside the notorious Nazi doctor. Here’s Mozes Kor’s story in her own words.
This Rosh Hashanah, Try Picking Up the Phone
Mass emails and social posts asking for forgiveness from ‘anyone I hurt’ bypass the hard work of repentance.
How to Bless the Four Species on Sukkot
Al Netilat Lulav is the blessing traditionally recited prior to waving the lulav and etrog.
Things You Can’t Do on Yom Kippur
On Yom Kippur, many activities are prohibited to preserve the sanctity of the day.
