How to Use the URJ Reflection Tool
How to Get into the High Holidays State of Mind
Apple Horseradish
Using the apple, an iconic Rosh HaShanah ingredient, as a base, the following sauce will add a kick to your gefilte fish or roasted meats.
How to Turn Your Home into a Sanctuary for the High Holidays
Is Time Ours or Is It God's?
In Parashat Emor, the verses in Leviticus 23:1-44 name and describe the sacred times of the Jewish calendar: Shabbat, Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur, and the Pilgrimage Festivals of Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot. Time becomes a holy thing, and the "normalcy" of time — of one day being no different than any other — is forever differentiated by the weekly Sabbath and by these special festive days.
Roast Chicken, South African-Style
This adaptation of Katie Osrin’s roast chicken - a family favorite - includes potatoes, apples, and ginger.
How I Hosted a Huge Seder Without Cooking
Although my family started out with the smallest guest list in years last Passover, we ended up with the most well-attended seder we have ever hosted. Thanks to technology, tradition, and trust, we had more people at our seder table than ever before.