Secular Holidays

soldiers graves with American flags
Secular Holidays

Make Memorial Day Count in 2021

Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz, Ph.D.

On Shavuot, the holiday when we celebrate receiving the Torah marks the completion of counting the omer, we are reminded of the historic and nation-altering moment our ancestors experienced in the desert when God revealed God’s self. While we our counting days

slow salute of LTC Kim to CPL Sam Cordova
Secular Holidays

A Memorial Day Vow: We Will Never Leave Them Behind

Rabbi David Ellenson
Shalom Lamm

 

“When the telegram arrived, we all knew what that meant.  But my parents  didn’t speak English, so I went inside and read it to them. You can imagine, it was a very tough day.” That’s 99-year-old Harry Cordova’s recollection of an event that happened 79

mothers day
LGBTQ+ Jewish Life

Being a Mom in an All-Woman Family

Aron Hirt-Manheimer
June and her partner, Betsy, adopted two girls from Guatemala and raised them together until Betsy died of cancer four years ago. June talked with me about the great joy she felt in fulfilling her dream of becoming a mom and the challenges she and her teenage daughters faced after suffering such a tremendous loss.
Adult hands cupping a childs hands holding a red plastic heart atop a blue wooden table
Jewish Values

13 Jewish Stories about Moms for Mother’s Day

Kate Bigam Kaput
This Mother’s Day, we’ve rounded up a few of our favorite stories about moms to share with you. We hope you’ll read them, enjoy them, relate to them, comment on them, and maybe share stories of your own mothers. Happy Mother’s Day!