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On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - Sukkot and the Fragility of Life

Five days after Yom Kippur, we turn our gaze out to the world around us and take notice of the harvest season. Sukkot is a holiday that teaches us to appreciate what we have, while reminding us that life is fragile.

On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah: Within These Three Walls - Chol HaMo-eid Sukkot

This week is Chol HaMo-eid Sukkot, the six days between the festival of Sukkot and Simchat Torah.

Podcast: The Power of Quiet Moments and Family Traditions

Learn about the techniques, challenges, and rewards of keeping the conversation about God open with our children.

Stories We Tell: The Importance of an Etrog (Etrog as Big as a Horse)

Stories We Tell

Isaac’s favorite holiday was Sukkot, and his favorite part of Sukkot was the etrog. He always bought the biggest etrog he could afford, and he dreamed of even bigger ones. One year he had saved up for the biggest and most beautiful etrog, and on his way to buy it, he saw a man crying on the side of the road. What happened next? Rabbi Mark Kaiserman retells the story. For a similar version of this story, see So What? in “The Jewish Story Finder: A Guide to 668 Tales Listing Subjects and Sources” by Sharon Barcan Elswit.

On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah: On The Road Again - Parashat R'eih

On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah

When are the times that you knew you needed to show up and be present?

Stories We Tell: Whatever You Do, Don't Bite Off the Pitom

Stories We Tell

Every year Moshe begs his father for an etrog, and every year, his father says they can’t afford it, until one special Sukkot when they scrimp and save and finally bring home an etrog. But what happens when Moshe can’t resist the pitom and Boris the Beet Borscht Baron from Belarus with very strong hands comes to bless the etrog? As Rabbi Steven Bob reminds us, “Whatever You Do, Don’t Bite Off the pitom”!

Podcast: Giving Kids 'Downtime' and Religious School They'll Like

Hear a discussion on the importance of un-scheduling your kids so they can learn for themselves how to construct a meaningful life.

On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - Haazinu: Between a Rock and Hard Place

On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah

Parashat Haazinu includes the word tzur, or rock, eight times. But in this case, tzur isn’t referring to just any rock; it’s referring to God, as the rock of Israel. Sometimes, a rock can have a positive connotation, like our friends that are always there for us.

Wholly Jewish: Max Antman: The Queerness and Politics of Torah

Wholly Jewish

How can we embrace Judaism from not only a queer perspective, but also a “political” one? Max Antman (he/him), a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, discusses how being a gay man influences his reading of Torah, how his Reform synagogue empowered his gay identity, and the sacred relationship between activism and studying Jewish text.