Shabbat
Blessing the Shabbat Lights – A “Modern” Jewish Ritual
The quintessential image of home, holiness, and Jewish motherhood is that of a woman blessing the Shabbat candles, performing a ...
Struggling with the Shabbos Bride
Lekhah Dodi (‘Come my friend’) is the hymn sung on Friday night to welcome Shabbat. The prayer begins, “Come my friend, ...
Freedom To Celebrate My Religion… and My Sexuality
Pride Month might be over, but celebrating one’s identity is a year long process. This post comes to us from London, ...
Pineapple Coconut Coffee Cake
Like so many of my peers, Jewish summer camp played an integral role in my Jewish identity. It’s where I ...
Southern (Jewish) Exposure
My last year has been full of change: I got married. My husband got a new job, out of state. ...
The Story Behind Those Key Shaped Challahs
Baking a "shlissel challah" is a tradition the week after Passover.
Coming Out at Shabbat Dinner
Coming out is hard. Coming out to your family at Shabbat dinner is really hard. Take a look at how ...
What Does “Dayenu” Mean Today?
One of my favorite parts of the Passover seder is the singing that takes place after we finish eating. There are so ...
Jewish Joy At Carnival
Carnival, Mardi Gras, Carnaval. These words convey exhuberance, dancing, masks, and overflowing joy (and often excess). From Rio to New ...
Maple Squash Pudding
When I first tasted the delicious, and later ubiquitous, butternut squash kugel, I thought I was eating something healthy. However, ...
Diversity and Pride at My Jewish Summer Camp
Aviva Davis shares how both Camp Be’chol Lashon and Camp Ramah in California have shaped her Jewish identity on the Jewish& blog. Judaism has ...