Passover
The Freedom of Now
When does time begin? What does time measure? What came before the beginning? Such mind-bending questions evoke timeless truths especially ...
Celebrating Passover Around the World
According to legend, at Passover Elijah the Prophet visits every Seder table around the world. As he travels he must ...
Passover: a Tribute to Women’s Wisdom
Over the generations women did not wait until the night of the Seder to show their commitment to upholding tradition. ...
The Jewish Case for Daylight Saving Time
This past Sunday was one of my favorite days of the year, the day we set the clocks forward for ...
This Passover Choose Judaism
My wife and I are an interracial couple. I am a White, Ashkenazi Jewish man from New York. She is ...
Click (Everyw)here
At the end of the week, I embark on a weeklong meditation retreat. As the retreat starts, and for its ...
The Pilgrim’s Guide to Success
I’ve been looking for meaningful full-time work since crash-landing in Philadelphia in August. After living in Boston for eight years ...
To Minsk on a Prayer
“Eastern Europe’s outcast, Belarus lies at the edge of the region and seems determined to avoid integration with the rest ...
Let’s Spread Some GOOD News
Dr. Monique Katz, a member of JOFA’s Board of Directors, once shared a d’var Torah that has stuck with me ...
Packing for the Journey
My parents still live in the house I grew up in. Since leaving it, I have moved 14 times. Each ...
Leading Seder for the First Time
This was my first Pesach away from home. I am a first-year college student and although I love my college and ...
The Company & Conversation of Passover
I’ve always said that Passover felt like the most relevant Jewish holiday to me. As a teenager I insisted on ...