High Holy Days: The work of everyday decency
"Instead, focus on the small, everyday acts of decency, the simple moral choices we are called to make – especially when we feel weighed down by conflict and heated disputes."
Jewish Holidays
Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US
‘Tekia’ – sound the shofar and a call to the Jewish people
Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US
Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US
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The many faces of Shavuot harvest, revelation, and tradition
The Torah is described as the Tree of Life, and there is a legend that Mount Sinai once was a “green mountain” covered with trees and shrubs.
Shavuot 2025: Diving into the Book of Ruth, a reminder tradition can grow
Beyond its being an inspiring story, The Book of Ruth can be enjoyed as a moving example of how tradition can grow.
Shavuot 2025: Why do we group Jewish holidays together?
By adding Purim to the duo of Passover and Shavuot, this trio reminds us that hiddenness is not static. It is dynamic.
Shavuot in 1948: Harvesting the first fruits of Israeli statehood under siege
It was the collision of Israel’s past with its present and future. The offerings may have been meager. The dairy dishes improvised. But the spirit was resolute.
Reaccepting the Torah: Looking back the first Shavuot after the fall of Nazi Germany
For many Holocaust survivors, May 18, 1945 was the first Shavuot they were able to celebrate after years of war.
Confirmations on Shavuot's first day helped preserve American Jewish identity
Most Atlanta synagogues held a confirmation on the first day of the Shavuot holiday - unusual by then for many American Jewish communities.
A Zionist holiday: By celebrating Shavuot, we celebrate resettling Israel - opinion
By celebrating Shavuot, we celebrate our connection to the land and our ability to make the desert bloom. It is our Garden of Eden.
Passover 2025: A ‘midrashic’ lesson for these days
In light of this agonizing and ongoing reality, a quote from the midrash can be a challenge to embrace, as it forces us to think and look outward at our enemies in a different light.
Passover 2025: Crossing your own Red Sea
We all face Red Seas in one form or another. But the good news is that just as God parted the waters for our forefathers when they left Egypt, He can part them for us as well.
