High Holiday Lessons from ‘Orange Is the New Black’
Recuperating from a broken ankle this summer, I had time to catch up on my binge streaming. One of my current favorites is the popular Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, which began streaming its seventh and final season on July 26.
In Celebration of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur at Home
3 Previously Frowned-Upon Behaviors to Embrace During the High Holidays at Home
How I Learned to Blow the Shofar
Recently, I dusted off my shofar and have been brushing up on my shofar-blowing skills to prepare for the upcoming High Holidays.
Having a Truly Meaningful Fast
For the Sin of Abandoning My People
I vowed that if Israel survived, I would never again abandon my people, never again be indifferent to Israel’s fate.
Unetaneh Tokef in the Time of a Pandemic
Don’t Wait: Life Lessons for the High Holidays from 88-Year-Old Reb Murray
Shards of Glass: A Poem for the New Year
Days of Fear or Days of Awe?
Fear grips many of us. What awaits us when we join together during the Yamim Nora-im is an oasis of hope and spiritual renewal. If we can conquer our fear, awe awaits us.