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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?

Pesachim 51

When in Babylonia...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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