Holy Days & Festivals

On Pesach, you are not alone.

Passover has always been my favorite holiday. I love the foods, seeing my family and my friends who are normally ...

Wicked Son: “Because I knew you…”

We had reached one of those loaded moments in our family Passover seder where all my acumen as a parent, ...

Wicked Child

All the Seder-goers I know love reading about the “four children” in the Passover Haggadah. But they all dislike the ...

One game-changing innovation for your Seder this year

Around this time of year I often find myself fielding questions about what haggadah to use, and how families can ...

Conflicted

Passover is coming and, as always, it is causing a certain amount of anxiety for certain members of the family. ...

Why Neither the Pope nor Moses Will be at My Seder

One should not be surprised the Pope is not coming to my seder. Truth is, we do not know each ...

What “The Daily Show” Can Teach Us About 21st Century Judaism

I am ready to nominate Jon Stewart as an honorary “Rabbi Without Borders.”Last week, Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind, in a ...

Changing the Subject: Purim and Israeli Politics

Members of my Canadian synagogue are deeply engaged with Israel. Almost all, teens included, have visited the land at least ...

Increasing Purim’s Joy

Purim is coming and the inhabitants of my house are giddy with anticipation. It has long been a favorite holiday ...

The Pedagogy of Nemo: What a Winter Storm Can Teach Us About Shabbat

Well, that was an unexpected weekend! For those of you who do not live in the Northeast, we just got ...