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Dear School Officials,Today is Yom Kippur, the most sacred day of the Jewish calendar. It is the Day of Atonement, ...

A couple of months ago I had the pleasure of reading a very touching piece by Dr. Oliver Sacks z”l ...

The High Holidays are the worst days to experience the personality and atmosphere of a synagogue.

For the sin we have sinned before you in excluding women from leadership positionsFor the sin we have sinned before ...

White rabbis are talking about race. Over the last few years, sermons about race and racial issues have come to ...

My father died on Rosh Hashanah 5764. He died at home, in a clean white bed, surrounded by his wife ...

Do you have desk toys? Like a magnet set, koosh ball, maybe the ever-popular drinking bird?No? Well, you should. Along with ...

Our family recently relocated to Greene County, Georgia, leaving our longtime home of Marietta. One of the hardest things to ...

What did you do this Rosh Hashanah? I spent my holiday in synagogue applying the scientific method, snacking on honey-flavored ...

“Imma I want an upsherin!” My daughter revealed this mid-way through her first year at a Chabad preschool, where she ...

A few years ago, there was a terrific newspaper cartoon from the strip “Non Sequitur” entitled “The Philosophical Showdown.” It showed ...

The High Holidays are a time of reflection, and one of the things I’m reflecting on is how different this ...

My dear friend Tom was excited to greet his eldest daughter and new college friends home from college. “So, Erica,” ...

We were two Christian Palestinians, four Muslim Palestinians and six Jewish Israelis. The Christians were from Bethlehem, both veterans of ...

As I’ve mentioned before, my Jewish experiences have been heavily influenced by music — and my music by Jewish experiences.While recording ...