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.
Remember! Don't Forget!
Parashah Overview
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Moses reviews a wide variety of laws regarding family, animals, and property. (21:10–22:12)
How to Write Your Jewish Memoir
Preparing for the High Holidays... With Chocolate!
As we enter into the Jewish month of preparation prior to the High Holidays, Elul, I am thinking about the spiritual aspects of chocolate.
A Poem for Tashlich: “Stale Bread and Old Sins”
Tashlich (to cast), a ritual practice of Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews, customarily takes place on the afternoon of Rosh HaShanah near a natural body of water.
High Holy Days, Forgiveness and the Criminal Justice System
How to Prepare Yourself and Your Congregation for the High Holidays
For the Jewish community, the balmy days of summer are far from relaxing, perhaps never more so than this year, as we grappled with the meaning of the events in Charlottesville,
Supporting Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Others Still in Need
To all those facing challenges as we begin 5778, we know you join us in praying for peace, wholeness, and health for everyone.
Yom Kippur Explained, for Families with Young Children
This New Documentary Tells the Story of an Israeli Trans Woman and Her Family
The film chronicles the challenges that Amit, her former wife Galit, and their children endured during Amit’s gender transition.