Hear Their Cries: This Year, May We Listen to Those Who Cry Out
Passover Family Activity: Seder Plate Stories
Mom's Honey Cake with Apple Confit
Honey cake is traditionally eaten for Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish New Year—the honey’s sweetness symbolizes our wishes for a sweet year. This is my mother's recipe, which she makes in Israel, freezes, and sends to me in the mail.
How to Write Your Jewish Memoir
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.
Mourning Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Jewish Perspective
How to Turn Your Home into a Sanctuary for the High Holidays
Remembering Helen “Honey” Scheidt, Of Blessed Memory
In It to Win It: Similarities Between Elul and the Lottery
Aside from a date, what can these two events possibly have in common? Strange as it may seem, there are a few points of comparison.