holidays
Loneliness on the High Holidays
One of my family’s traditions has always been to make sure to invite new people to our holiday meals every ...
Selichot 2011
This Saturday night, September 25, 2011, a lot of Jews might be getting a lot less sleep than usual.In my ...
My My Machzor
For someone as book-addicted as I am, choosing a High Holidays prayerbook is a big commitment, not unlike asking someone ...
Coming Home for Rosh Hashanah
Ever since we had kids, I’ve started to really love the idea of coming back home. Maybe it’s to see ...
Share Your Rosh Hashanah Menu and Win a Cookbook
Well, it’s that time of year again. The time of year when I try to figure out who I’m going ...
Shabbat, the Remix
You know the Sabbath Manifesto — the project that seeks to introduce people to relax, rest, and get back to ...
[Insert Your Holiday Pictures Here]
Here at MJL headquarters we spend a lot of time trying to make our articles nice loking. We got a ...
Rebirth
“And I want to say something to you on this day, the Ninth of Av: Those who will succeed in ...
Hosting Meals is No Picnic
I inherited my love of hosting Shabbat meals from my mother. Growing up we had company for at least one ...
Turning Our Attention Outward
This commentary is provided by special arrangement with American Jewish World Service. To learn more, visit www.ajws.org.At one level, the three ...