Celebrate

Teshuvah is not a confrontation with some frightening otherness, but with ourselves.

The mitzvah of the Jubilee year is a chance to begin again.

What we experience in our early years informs every aspect of who we are.

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.

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.

Fire can be destructive or constructive as well as a tool for connecting with the divine.

What we regret shows what we value

Jewish tradition suggests that dreams awaken the imaginative faculty without which prophecy is impossible.

The 'helper' candle is used to light the eight flames of the Hanukkah menorah.

After a month filled to the brim with ritual observance, the Hebrew month of Heshvan invites us to holy stillness.

Jewish texts portray Yom Kippur as a serious day of repentance and reflection — but not one of sadness.