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Confronting Death, Finding Renewal

The emphatic message of the High Holidays: Change is possible.

Passing Before God

Deepening our relationship with God reminds us of our smallness, our greatness, and the chance to be better.

Numbers 29:1-6: Maftir

The additional reading for Rosh Hashanah.

Now That I Have A Kid, How Do I Mark New Years… And Small Moments Each Day?

“Can you believe it’s been a year!?” Ever since  my son was about 10 months old, many people have commented ...

Room For Improvement

A couple of years ago I was walking to synagogue with my two boys on the morning of Rosh Hashanah, ...

Pomegranate and Honey Glazed Chicken Recipe

Pomegranates, or rimonim in Hebrew, are one of the most recognizable and highly symbolic fruits in Jewish culture.

A Self-Hating Jew: The High Holidays Bring it Out in Me

When the High Holidays roll around, I invariably catch myself falling into a deep chasm of self-loathing. It’s a time ...

Orange and Pomegranate Salad

The pomegranate has long been a symbol of fertility, and thus of the unlimited possibles for the Jewish New Year.

10 Things the Shofar Symbolizes

Here's how the shofar sounds were interpreted in a classic text more than 1,000 years ago.

Reverse Tashlich

Instead of casting things into water, let's draw our sins out of the water

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