sukkot

Sunday night (October 4, 2015) begins Shemini Atzeret, the last festival in the summer/fall Jewish holiday cycle. For many moderns, ...

When you live in the Deep South — and especially when you have to travel a lot for work — ...

Sukkot, which begins Sunday, is called by our sages, “The season of our rejoicing.” But why should we rejoice?Just this ...

I’ve been looking for meaningful full-time work since crash-landing in Philadelphia in August. After living in Boston for eight years ...

Teenagers Sasha and Malia Obama couldn’t keep a straight face during the annual Turkey Pardon Ceremony.Thank God for their commentary ...

A colleague recently voiced frustration that “mitzvah” has been mis-translated as “good deed” instead of “commandment.” I agreed, griping in ...

Every year, I do my best to engage with the process of teshuvah (repentance) during the High Holidays. A few weeks ...

My ten-year-old son, Jake, has become excessively frightened by lightning. He used to be mildly scared by the noise of ...

I don’t remember the date in September—even though, beginning on Labor Day, my son reminds me several times—but I have ...

Yom Kippur is an exhausting day. By the end of the day, we’re tired, we’re hungry, and we’re just ready ...