Rabbi Ruth Adar

Rabbi Ruth Adar (she/her) is passionate about making the wisdom of Judaism accessible to beginners from all backgrounds through teaching and home hospitality. She holds a B.A. in economics from the University of Tennessee, an M.A. in religious studies from the University of Chicago, and an M.A. in Hebrew Letters from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles. She is a member of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. Rabbi Adar blogs at Coffee Shop Rabbi.

Practice a Jewish Value Each Night of Hanukkah

Rabbi Ruth Adar
Assign a different Jewish value each one day of Hanukkah and plan appropriate activities for your family. The idea of activities is not simply doing for doing’s sake, but doing for the sake of learning. Be sure to reflect and talk afterward!
two kiddush cups and challah

Shabbat: A Radical Jewish Notion

Rabbi Ruth Adar
In six steps, God takes the world from utter chaos to exquisite organization and then stops to rest. This is an example for all of us to follow.

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