What's Happening in the Torah? Rosh HaShanah Activities for Families
Pursuing Social Justice: Yom Kippur Activities for Families
Creating New Rituals and Tradition for the School Year and the New Year
For children, traditions and rituals are significant; they provide predictability, support, and familiarity, while bringing families together and creating unity and a sense of belonging.
Beyond Apples and Honey
Family Discord and Distrust
Friendships among siblings can be close and long-lasting. Many times, however, they are difficult to achieve or sustain. This week's parashah provides insight into the latter.
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.
JudaOSm: Consider This Next Time a Phone Rings During Services
In service, the ring of a phone serves as a rude disruption to our worship. But that same ring can also serve as a powerful and effective reminder.
One Torah's Journey from Pennsylvania to its New Home in South Carolina
At my congregation, Temple Solel in Fort Mill, S.C., a Torah read for the first time on Rosh HaShanah made its way to us thanks to the generosity of Temple Hadar Israel in Newcastle, PA.
What Do Jewish History and Thanksgiving Have in Common?
Fall’s bounty influences ingredients in both Sukkot and Thanksgiving foods. Look closely at some traditional side dishes to see stories of our Jewish culinary heritage.
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.