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Stuffed With Blessings for Sukkot

CSAs, holiday reflections and a bonus family kreplach recipe!

How the Jews of Uganda Inspire Jewish Life in America

A kippah inspires a bar mitzvah boy to reach out and reach in.

How A Communal Celebration (Shemini Atzeret) Reminds Us of the Dangers of Loneliness

While we may connect loneliness to situations of illness or grief, loneliness can be found among any number of life situations

The Cloud of Glory

An Orthodox rabbi advocates for trans inclusion this Sukkot

“Rosh Hashanah Only Happens In Greenwood, Mississippi”

Okay, maybe it's celebrated elsewhere - but there's something special about our Delta holidays, and we draw quite a crowd...

What Makes the Tears Flow – That Sweet, Special Moment

At the back of the room sat a woman, her husband, and her mother. 

Exhaling After the Holidays

If we made High Holy Day promises, will we keep them?

God Does Not Discriminate; People Do

What does it mean to envision a truly inclusive and holy community?

Raising the Voice of Our Souls

Hopes and prayers for Yom Kippur 5778.

“Finders Keepers”

What should one do with an envelope of money?

Don’t Confuse Ideology with Identity

Should rabbis talk about politics, or should they strive to make the High Holidays a sanctuary from bad news?

Another Kind of New Year

In a two-year fellowship, the "second time" can be the charm...