Celebrate
Is Grief a Communal or a Personal Affair?
Tensions exist between national observance and private remembrance on Yom Hazikaron, Israel's Memorial Day.
Holocaust Scroll
The Conservative movement's creation of this scroll is the latest attempt in contemporary Judaism to create a liturgy for Yom Hashoah.
Non-Fixed Fast Days
Judaism has communal fasts that are not on the yearly calendar and numerous occasions when individuals may choose to fast.
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.
The Ketubah: Evolutions in the Jewish Marriage Contract
Once a protection for women, the traditional ketubah has been critiqued by liberal Jews on several grounds.
After the Wedding Ceremony
After the wedding, bride and groom retreat to a seclusion room, rejoin their guests for a festive meal, and then celebrate with friends and family for the next seven days.
Shabbat Hazon & Shabbat Nahamu
The Sabbaths before and after Tisha B'Av provide a message of comfort and consolation.