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Every Tu BiShvat Is a Second Chance

Tu BiShvat, the precursor to Earth Day, should make us alert to our air, water, animals, and foliage – and all that we’re doing to destroy them.

Hands holding a mound of dirt and a small plant

Tu BiShvat: How Israel Has Planted New Seeds in the Jewish Soul

The way we celebrate Tu BiShvat has changed over the years – a case-in-point of how Jewish life and observance has been transformed in our day, due in no small part thanks to the successes of the State of Israel.

The author sitting on a mountain rock next to the young man who rescued her

I Fell Off a Mountain – and Lived to Thank the Man Who Rescued Me

Paula Kaplan-Reiss

During this pandemic, I was determined that my hero receive his medal in person – and I could think of no better location for his medal presentation than the top of the mountain where he rescued me,

Hanukkah: A Re-Dedication to our Highest Values

Tom Heyn

A few weeks ago I attended a local event featuring Joseph Goldstein, the world-renowned Buddhist teacher and author who was here in Brattleboro to help the Vermont Insight Meditation Center celebrate its fifth anniversary. I enjoyed the gathering immensely and was energized by seeing so many bri

8 Blogs of Hanukkah: Why did Antiochus' army ruin all the oil in the Jerusalem Temple?

Rabbi Paul Kipnes

8 Blogs for 8 Nights of Hanukkah Blog #1: Oil and the Secret of the Jew

Rosh Chodesh Kislev

Rabbi Phyllis Sommer

Cold and dark
the month of Kislev
comes in

Ending Cheshvan
ushering in the month of
festive
lights

Happy Hanumas? Ditch Season's Greetings

Linda K. Wertheimer

Happy Hanumas? Happy Chrismakah? Merry Chanukah? The winter holidays are fast approaching. It's time for non-celebrants of Christmas to read yourselves for the onslaught of seasonal niceties from store clerks and acquaintances.

Corn Patties

Recipe by

Daphne Lazar-Price

Move over potato latke, I've found my new favorite patty!

Cranberry Pear Sauce

Recipe by

Daphne Lazar-Price

This is not your traditional applesauce. For one, it calls for pears. And second, this fruit concoction is cooked in a good amount of honey. It takes just a few minutes to prepare. Serve it warm or cold, latkes or as a stand-alone side dish.

Tu BiShvat Fruit and Nut Cups

This dish pays homage to the Seven Species, which we eat on Tu BiShvat.