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Building a Great House on Sukkot
“We live, each of us, to preserve our fragment, in a state of perpetual regret and longing for a place ...
Where to Eat the Best Jewish Food in 2020
The most anticipated and delicious Jewish eateries to nosh at this year.
Get Over Yourself, It’s Elul
When I was in Jewish day school (all hellish thirteen years) I came to expect that in the weeks leading ...
Why We Came South
As we prepare for the new year ahead, we’ll be sharing several Southern & Jewish posts reflecting on “how we ...
Ask the Expert: Danger and Tzedakah
How much of a risk can I take to give to the needy?
Beliefs & Practices, Clothing & Appearance
Jewish Ritual Objects: A Guide
From challah covers to yahrzeit candles, what they are used for, how they look and where you can find them.
Bible, Jewish Texts, Rosh Hashanah, Study, Yom Kippur
Self-Deception
Before the Children of Israel enter the land, Moses cautions them against self-deception, an appropriate warning for the High Holidays as well.
Celebrate, Pray, Rabbis Without Borders, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur
Gratitude and Forgiving the Unforgivable
A while back I suggested a unique way of doing the chesbon nefesh (soul’s accounting) we are expected to do ...
Beliefs & Practices, Celebrate, Israel, Live, Mixed Multitudes, Study
Taking the Messiah out of the Three Weeks (and Putting Joy In)
Today is the 17th of Tammuz, the day when five big catastrophes happened in Judaism:* Moses smashed the original Ten ...