Sukkot

A colleague recently voiced frustration that “mitzvah” has been mis-translated as “good deed” instead of “commandment.” I agreed, griping in ...

Every year, I do my best to engage with the process of teshuvah (repentance) during the High Holidays. A few weeks ...

My ten-year-old son, Jake, has become excessively frightened by lightning. He used to be mildly scared by the noise of ...

I don’t remember the date in September—even though, beginning on Labor Day, my son reminds me several times—but I have ...

Yom Kippur is an exhausting day. By the end of the day, we’re tired, we’re hungry, and we’re just ready ...

When Kathryn Macias joined the Boston Jewish community in the Keshet Sukkah this past week, she shared her thoughts on what it means to ...

Just before Sukkot began, news came out of a prominent Conservative rabbi who came out to his congregation as gay. ...

Tonight begins the 8-day festival of Sukkot (7 days in Israel and in the American Reform movement). One of the ...

You know that song that’s been playing on the radio? That one with the really catchy tune that you just ...

Shana tova and chag sameach! The Jewish fall calendar is full of celebration and festivities and one of my favorites ...

At the end of the Day of Atonement we petition: “Breathe into me of Your spirit, and I will live ...

On Sukkot, it’s customary to read Chapter 14 from the prophet Zechariah.Have you read it? I mean, really read it?If ...