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Celebrate, More Holidays, Rabbis Without Borders, Tisha B'Av, Yom Kippur
This is real and you are completely unprepared!
This is real and you are completely unprepared!What? Just the thought strikes panic in my heart. I like to be ...
How to Plan a Jewish Wedding
A checklist of 7 things to consider, from clergy to chuppah.
Celebrate, Jerusalem Day, More Holidays
Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day
The newest holiday on the Jewish calendar celebrates the reunification of Israel's capital.
Elul: I Am My Beloved’s…But I’m Not Only That
For the month of Elul, I’ve been trying to get myself into shape. One of the things that Rebbe Nachman ...
Pray, Prayer Musings, Tisha B'Av
When Prayer Fails Us
Tisha B'Av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, is testament to the failure of prayer to avert national catastrophe.
Celebrate, Jewish History, More Holidays, Rabbis Without Borders, Rosh Hashanah, Study, Tisha B'Av, Yom Kippur
We Have Met the Enemy
On September 10, 1813, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led the U.S. Navy to victory in the pivotal Battle of Lake Erie, which ...
Ketuvim (Writings)
The third section of the Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible, includes poetry, philosophy, history and stories.
Celebrate, More Holidays, Rabbis Without Borders, Rosh Hashanah, Tisha B'Av
What Should Your Rabbi Talk About?
Tisha B’Av (Aug. 5th), which commemorates the destruction of the Temple also marks the seven week countdown to Rosh Hashanah. ...
The Key Word of the Book of Lamentations
Eicha is both the Hebrew title of this biblical book and the word that best helps us understand what it really means.
American Jews, Jewish History, Modern Jewish History, Study
Jewish Vacations: The Catskills
A mid-20th-century haven for Jews trying to get away from it all.