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Carrot Tzimmes with Dumplings
According to The Rosh Hashanah Anthology, the eating of carrot tzimmes is accompanied by the expression, "May it be Thy will that our merits will be increased."
Seder Plate Salad
This salad makes a nice lunch or light dinner during Chol HaMo-eid, the nonholiday days of Passover.
Herb Salad with Feta Cheese, Halvah, and Green Almonds
The Persian tradition of a sabzi platter – aromatic herbs, radishes, alliums, salty feta, and sweet halvah – is equally delicious in salad form and a great way to use up all those extra herbs you may have bought for your seder.
Kale, Mango, and Almond Salad with Honey Ginger Dressing
You'll be promoting good health when you serve this kale salad!
Key Lime Pie for Passover
Here’s an easy, fool-proof key lime pie with a delicious matzah meal crust!
Mock Mac and Cheese for Passover
Kids especially love this recipe during Passover week, which can feel like a long time without bread, pizza, and pasta!
Two New Films, "An American Pickle" and "Palm Springs," Reflect High Holiday Themes
Both films show us ways to examine our flaws and make amends, either with the people we’ve wronged or for the ways we’ve scorned the sacrifices of those who came before us.
How to Use the URJ Reflection Tool
We recently introduced the URJ Reflection Project, a tool for the High Holidays that can be found at reflect.reformjudaism.org. Here, we share suggestions of how to use its many ideas with your congregation.
Inspired 5781: More Art, More Awe
I grew up going to services. A lot of services. I was adept at counting the ceiling tiles, reaching into the thousands as my grasp of numbers grew more sophisticated. The melodies became part of my life soundtrack; I hummed them as my mind wandered during the rabbi’s sermon.
Unetaneh Tokef in the Time of a Pandemic
The Unetaneh Tokef has a long list of ways that people die, often violently, a way of shocking us into realizing our mortality. The original prayer, however, can be traumatizing. This version seeks a more empathetic approach to mortality.