holidays

I still have mixed feelings about KaparotOn one hand, the pre-Yom Kippur ritual where we transfer our sins onto some ...

One thing I’ve always wondered about the holiday of Sukkot: If the makeshift tabernacles that we’re commanded to erect are ...

With Yom Kippur bearing down on us, and the promise that only “repentance, prayer, and charity can alter the severity ...

In her last posts, Jennifer Traigreorganized her library and looked at the changes from her past year. She has been ...

In her last post, Jennifer Traig looked at the changes from her past year. She is guest-blogging all week for ...

With Yom Kippur bearing down on us, and the promise that only “repentance, prayer, and charity can alter the severity ...

Jennifer Traig, author of Well Enough Alone, is guest-blogging all week for MyJewishLearning and the Jewish Book Council.This New Year ...

With Yom Kippur bearing down on us, and the promise that only “repentance, prayer, and charity can alter the severity ...

Apple and Honey may be the traditional sign that the new year is here, but as of late, you can ...

I know it’s kind of weird to have a favorite fast day, but I do. Tzom Gedaliah, I kind of ...