More Holidays
Fast Days: Synagogue Laws & Customs
Fast days are acknowledged in the synagogue liturgy.
Fast Days for Repentance & Atonement
The Jewish calendar has a number of such days in addition to Yom Kippur.
Shabbat Hazon & Shabbat Nahamu
The Sabbaths before and after Tisha B'Av provide a message of comfort and consolation.
Holocaust Observances
Holocaust commemorations have--and should have--some common elements.
Early Proposals for Holocaust Commemoration
Would Yom haShoah be associated with other tragedies, connected to heroism--or stand on its own?
Setting a Date for Yom Hashoah
After much debate, a compromise date--satisfactory to none--is chosen.
The Environmentally Conscious Jewish Home
For Jewish families, caring for the environment could be part of a wider consciousness of living in a world that is a divine gift.