holidays

“May it be Your will, You who hears the sound of weeping, that You place our tears in Your flask ...

I am a slacker, but a repentant one. The tashlich ceremony, where we ask forgiveness by praying at the water, ...

One of my favorite parts of Yom Kippur (there are oh so many more) is watching kids in synagogue trying ...

On the face of things, when your rabbi tells you that you that he can make your Yom Kippur fast ...

Did you know that when the British were in charge of Palestine it was illegal to blow a shofar or ...

Is the Kaparot ceremony a “mere superstition?” (Arutz Sheva)To get the most from Neilah, you need some “Neilah training.” Here’s ...

It’s only a few hours until Rosh Hashanah, and I am well into my predictable freak out about having enough ...

Is it just me, or is the new fruit custom on the second night of Rosh Hashanah one of the ...

It’s not that hard to play the shofar. Believe me, I’ve led enough High Holiday kids services in my life ...

I have a confession to make: I don’t like apples and honey. I mean, I don’t dislike them, but I ...