Here's Everything You Need for the First Night of Hanukkah
Kindling the Lights of Peace: A Meditation for Shabbat Candle-Lighting
The Rose Haggadah - Ancient Technique, Modern Sensibility
Each year the ancient story of Passover is told through the Haggadah, "the telling" of the story.
The Meaning of Passover: A Boxing Match Between Gods
To understand the Exodus narrative, we must view it as a war – a boxing match, if you will – between gods.
Women’s History Month: Celebrating Progress and Finding Inspiration for Action
The Mystery of Birth and Rebirth
This week's portion Tazria falls in sync with the fourth of our five pre-Purim through pre-Passover special Shabbatot, when we include special readings for Torah and haftarah.1 This week on Shabbat HaChodesh, the haftarah from Ezekiel prepares us for the important new month, the month when we celebrate our Exodus from Egypt.
A Letter from an Israeli Reform Rabbi Between Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut
What Makes a Jew a Jew?
Throughout the millennia, one question that has continued to be debated within the Jewish community, among rabbinic sages and scholars, leaders and hoi paloi alike is: What constitutes a Jew?
When Do We Know We’ve Completed the Struggle?
In Parashat Vayishlach, Jacob receives a new name that becomes the name of the Jewish people: Israel.
From Heartbreak to Action: Racial Inequality in California
I lay in bed one night late last summer, scrolling, as I often do, through my Facebook newsfeed on my phone.