Celebrate

Overview of Shabbat in the Community. Weekly Holy Day. Jewish Shabbat.

Five ways to focus your spiritual preparations for the High Holidays.

The ritual of blessing the moon is not widely practiced--but carries deep spiritual meaning.

Shavuot has no specific rituals because it is all about receiving God's Torah.

Medieval kabbalah offers various approaches to the Land of Israel.

In the Bible, possession of the Land of Israel is tied to moral behavior.

In rabbinic literature, the Land was of primary importance--even as the Diaspora grew.

The seder as a key to Jewish continuity

Three customs regarding the seder verses "Pour Out Thy Wrath"

A brief history of the story of the four children

What to make of the wise, wicked, simple, and silent children at the seder

Why we tell the story of Passover