Mourn
Spiritual Medicine
Jewish sages decided that intense mourning time should be seven days only.
Living With Death
Death is a problem. It is death that seems to suck the meaning out of life. If it is all ...
Tisha B’Av: Why Commemorate Tragedy?
Every person has a different way of dealing with grief; some cry, shout, pray, fast, or choose to celebrate and remember ...
Concia: A Roman Jewish Fried Zucchini Delicacy
At first glance, you might not guess that a cookbook called Tasting Rome: Fresh Flavors and Forgotten Recipes From an ...
I’m Not Angry, Damn It!
It is totally human to feel righteous indignation and even justified anger. And unless we were born as saints of ...
Find Out About Your Loved Ones
As a rabbi, one of the life-cycle processes I accompany people through is the funeral. When a person dies, burying ...
When A Friend Dies
On extending Jewish mourning rituals to non-traditional mourners.
Discovering the Libyan Jewish Food of Rome
The foods of Rome’s Jewish quarter are definitely of interest right now, and the lesser-known, somewhat hidden cuisine of Rome’s ...
How To Say The Mourner’s Kaddish (Video)
Learn how to say the Mourner’s Kaddish. For more on the Kaddish, click here and here. Sign up for a ...
Tisha B’Av 2016
Tisha B’Av (the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av) begins at sunset on Saturday, August 13, and continues ...
I’m Too Broken to Write This Blog
Rarely have I been so deeply affected, so deeply wounded inside, so utterly shattered.