Jewish Values

The Tzedek Box: A New Way to Hold Yourself Accountable in the Pursuit of Justice

Andrew Kaplan Mandel

December 21, 2020

What will it take for all of us to pursue the tireless work of tzedek with consistency? It is in this spirit that I invite you to join a new initiative: the Tzedek Box.

Jewish Values

At New Year's, We Can Revisit Rosh HaShanah Goals... and Try Again

Courtney Naliboff

On Rosh HaShanah, Jews traditionally throw pieces of bread into the water as a symbolic gesture of casting away our sins. The first of January can be a time to see which sins have have stayed away and which returned from their watery grave.

Parenting

We Let Our Kids Plan Hanukkah This Year

Hannah Lebovits (JTA)

December 16, 2020

This Hanukkah, it hit me: We can do anything. The beauty of this holiday — and especially of experiencing it amidst a global pandemic —is that we have the opportunity to make it our own.

Jewish Values

Self-Awareness Sets Us Free

D'Var Torah By: Rabbi Jen Gubitz

December 4, 2020

“I’ve never been good with words,” he said. “I wouldn't know what to say. I wouldn’t know how to say it. I wouldn’t even know who to say it to - I’ve just never been good with words.” The anxiety swelled up in Moses’ chest.

Smiling image of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks wearing a black jacket with a yellow tie

Jewish Values

A 2010 Conversation About Love and Hope with Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

Krista Tippett

November 20, 2020

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, z”l, served as chief rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth for 22 years. This interview with him first aired on the podcast OnBeing in 2010.