What's Happening in the Torah? Rosh HaShanah Activities for Families
Rosh HaShanah Noodle Kugel
Here’s a delicious noodle kugel that incorporates all the symbols for a sweet and fruitful New Year.
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.
A Look at Jewish Life Lately in Shanghai, China
Kehilat Shanghai is always hosting exciting programming for their community and would like to invite you to join whenever you are nearby Shanghai.
Beyond Apples and Honey
Un’taneh Tokef: The Awesome Sanctity of This Day
Why I Love the "Awesome Days"
The “Days of Awe” is a good name for the High Holiday season because when we are in awe of something, that's a good thing, but I like “Awesome Days” so much better.
The Family Secret That Made Me a Proponent for Choice
After my mother died, I wondered if she’d ever visited her mother’s grave. Then again, my grandmother’s death was not routine.
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.