Celebrate

Modern Jewish thinkers explore new dimensions of what Shabbat observance can mean.

Just as the Israelites maintained their faith through nine plagues, we too should develop our ability to have faith in times of darkness.

By teaching our children about the Exodus, we gain a greater appreciation and more profound understanding of it ourselves.

The miraculous experience of the Exodus and redemption inspires us to seek the miraculous presence of God in our daily lives.

Thought and internal spirituality still require physical action in order to deepen one's religious experience.

Two stories related to Hanukkah focus on the heroic efforts of women.

The act of speaking an oath or a vow aloud gives it binding force in traditional Jewish law.

At the end of Sukkot, rejoicing to prove a point

Three major holidays mentioned in the Torah: Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot.

The ritual marking the end of Shabbat is also performed in modified version at the close of Jewish holidays.

The four-sided top has slightly different markings depending on where in the world it was made.

For the ancient Israelites, the Yom Kippur rituals signified a world in which God brought moral order out of chaos.