Our Needs Are a Gift of God
This prayer from Birkot HaShachar, the traditional morning blessings, reminds us to be grateful when we awake for every day.
Jewish Learning
14 Ways to Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month
May is Jewish American Heritage Month, established by President George W. Bush in 2006. Learn more about the history of the month… then get to work celebrating it!
The Omer: Finding Hope and Wisdom in the Counting of Time
Counting is never more important than between Passover and Shavuot; we call this ritual counting the Omer. Each day we recite a blessing marking that this period of time is meant to be one time of reflection, revelation, and change.
Teaching the Biblical Period Builds a Foundation for Jewish Identity
The Tanach is our owner’s manual. If we want to operate this complex thing we call Jewish identity, it’s probably worth reading the instruction book. Are we doing enough to engage on a daily basis with our ancient sources?
10 Jewish Quotes for the Lessons We Learned in 2020
In 2020, we learned the extent to which the fate of every single one of us is in each other’s hands. We are woven together inextricably. We need each other. We depend on each other. We must be here for each other.