Celebrate
Why Every Home Needs Its Own Menorah
The tradition of lighting Hanukkah candles in every household teaches that all of us have the power to lighten our little corner of the world.
When a Loved One’s Politics Feels Like a Betrayal
In civil engagement, Judaism offers a way forward.
What is Not OK to Eat on Passover
Your guide to which foods are customarily avoided on the holiday.
Maybe the New Year Will Make the Messiah Come…
There is something about the new in the new year that inspires a sense of “I can do this!”
What Sukkot and the Day of the Dead Have in Common
Bringing together my Mexican and Jewish heritages.
Four Steps For Changing Your Life in the New Year
A change expert and rabbi-to-be offers advice on how to make change happen.
What Is Sinat Chinam, or Baseless Hatred?
For Tisha B'Av, a look at the common explanation for the Temple's demise.
Purim 2018
From hamantaschen to the Megillah, what you need to know about this holiday that falls on March 1.
After 69 Years, an Old New Paradigm is Needed
During the Holocaust we died in vain. We had no homeland and no state.
Why We Need to Change the Yom Hashoah Narrative
Up until relatively recently, Yom Hashoah was a day of atrocity and victimization at the hands of history.
