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The Music of N’ilah – Part One
By Cantor Barbara R. Finn
Last-Minute - and Not-so-Last-Minute - Purim Costume Ideas for Adults and Kids
Purim costumes are a time-honored tradition dating back to the 16 th century. Here is a list of Jewishly themed Purim costumes that are fun for the whole family. Get creative with them!
6 New Children's Books that are Perfect for Passover
A talking parrot saves the family seder and a moose-musician is eager to host his perfect first Passover meal in a pair of delightful new children's books for the holiday, which this year begins on the night of March 30.
How to Understand the Timelessness of Jewish Time
Although we may think time moves in a linear fashion, Jewish holidays insert themselves in unexpected moments and places, seemingly out-of-sync with our expectations.
Yom Kippur and the Gift of Forgiveness
Yom Kippur has meant different things to me throughout my life, but while in the process of getting a divorce, the acts of atonement and forgiveness have taken on new significance.
Yom Kippur in Vietnam
Yom Kippur, 1965, I was a Navy medical officer stationed aboard a destroyer off the coast of Vietnam.