Evergreen

An overview of ceremonies to welcome baby boys and girls.

Parents face many choices in preparing a welcoming ceremony and party for their baby girl.

As identified Jews, our speech and actions reflect on our families and the larger Jewish people.

We achieve nobility and holiness through practicing self-restraint.

The commandment to be holy permeates every other commandment, fills in gaps between commandments, and infuses every human action.

Getting ready for the arrival of the Sabbath Queen.

Shabbat observed at home is a day immersed in an atmosphere of rest, relaxation, and rejoicing.

The problem is not that Shabbat is irrelevant, but that it is too relevant.

Contemporary Jews have adapted traditional Shabbat practices in non-traditional and sometimes surprising ways.