Celebrate
How Two Midwives Tricked Pharaoh
Shifra and Puah's defiance of Pharaoh's decree and allegiance to God set the stage for the liberation of the Israelites.
How to Sell Your Hametz For Passover
There are several ways to sell leavened products that you cannot dispose of before Passover.
Are Crackers, Tortillas, Pretzels and Other Flat Foods Made of Wheat Kosher for Passover?
Since they don’t appear to have risen, perhaps they fall into the same category as matzah?
How to Light the Hanukkah Menorah
The traditional blessings and procedures for lighting the Hanukkah candles.
The Monster at the End of the Mahzor
Teshuvah is not a confrontation with some frightening otherness, but with ourselves.
Passover as Childhood
What we experience in our early years informs every aspect of who we are.
Conservation and Experimentation
If ritual is to create a shared language across the generations, we must ensure the Judaism we practice is recognizable both to our ancestors and descendants.
Chanting the Book of Eicha
The biblical Book of Lamentations is chanted in a unique style, with each verse beginning in a major mode and ending in its relative minor mode.