T’ruah
Literally, “shout;” one of the shofar blasts. It is composed of a series of nine short blasts.
Tzom kal
Literally, “easy fast.” A customary greeting for Yom Kippur, a fast day.
Yamim Noraim
"Days of Awe." An alternate name for the High Holidays, and the 10-day period beginning with Rosh HaShanah and concluding with Yom Kippur.
Teaching Children about Asking Forgiveness (Slicha)
How Sandy Koufax Became My Hero
The start of baseball season reminds me that as a young boy in Southern California in 1965, I thought only one thing when I heard the word “hero”: Sandy Koufax.
Torah Lessons My Father Taught Me
I was a student in my father's ninth grade religious-school class. What I remember the most all these years later is learning Torah from him and, most important, the practical ethical lessons we can apply to our lives from our most sacred text.
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