JOFA’s Torch

I am looking outside my window at the orange leaves, and low sun, at too early a time in the ...

In 2013, I gathered together seven friends from my community to attend the JOFA Conference.  We clambered into my Toyota ...

Judaism is not just a religion based on commandments and laws. Practicing Judaism and knowledge of Jewish Philosophy gives us ...

Jewish sages decided that intense mourning time should be seven days only.

Nearly 1 in 5 Americans suffers from a mental illness each year. And no, that’s not just a general statistic; ...

By writing this anonymously, I am perpetuating the very same stigma about which I write. Yet I promised my family. ...

I love the holiday season – I even love a three day yontif (yom tov, or holiday).  With the exception ...

We spent the whole morning of prayers during the High Holidays on our pleas for forgiveness from God, and our ...

Happy birthday world Hayom Harat Olam Congratulations On making it another year, On faking it another year Like they earned ...

On the first day of Rosh Hashana I was invited to call the kolot (sounds) for the shofar. I must ...

“Stories My Mother Never Told” is a three-part blog series dedicated to re-envisioning what it can mean for parents and ...

“Stories My Mother Never Told” is a three-part blog series dedicated to re-envisioning what it can mean for parents and ...