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Celebrate, Rabbis Without Borders, Sukkot
What Is The Torah We Want To Celebrate Today?
Today we celebrate the holiday of Simhat Torah. Literally meaning “rejoicing in Torah,” the holiday is a culmination both of ...
Beliefs & Practices, Celebrate, Live, Rabbis Without Borders, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur
What is Anger For?
There are three (types) of people the Holy One loves: One who does not get angry. One who does not ...
Awakening From Above
The Month of Nisan and Passover.
The Secret Jewish History of Cassoulet
A new book explores the history and connection between cholent and the classic French bean and pork dish.
Eat, Israeli Food, Jewish Recipes, Modern Israel
The Sweet Story of Israeli Desserts
Desserts are part of the ever-developing Israeli cuisine, and like everything else in Israel, desserts too have their story.
Interfaith, Live, Rabbis Without Borders, Weddings & Marriage
Intermarriage Is a Scapegoat
“My son-in-law is so lovely, and he and my daughter are very happy, and I’m happy for them. But he’s ...
Jewish History, JOFA's Torch, Study
Women in Rashi’s Time: It Wasn’t the Dark Ages for Them
On July 27, the 29th of Tammuz, I will observe the 909th yahrtzeit of Rabbi Shlomo Yizhaki, better known as ...
Eat, Jewish Recipes, Jewish&, Sephardic Jews
Not My Mother’s Matzah Balls: My Moroccan Kitchen
I have often joked that I am the only woman in America who doesn’t cook anything that she grew up ...
Celebrate, High Holidays, Pray, Prayer Musings, Yom Kippur
Kol Nidrei: The Power of Words
Why does the holiest day of the Jewish year begin with a dry legal formula renouncing vows?