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Why We Fast on Yom Kippur

It’s only a few hours until Rosh Hashanah, and I am well into my predictable freak out about having enough ...

Applesauce Soufflé Bread Pudding

A delicious dessert for your Rosh Hashanah table.

The 22 Best Yiddish Words to Know

A brief glossary of important and commonly used Yiddish words and phrases.

Months of the Jewish Year

Navigating the 12 months of the Hebrew calendar.

Zachor: Why Jewish Memory Matters

The Jewish past is not merely remembered, but continuously re-enacted.

Time to Make Your Hanukkah Resolutions

Exploring the roots of the word, Hanukkah.

Brotherhood of Erstwhile Enemies

We were two Christian Palestinians, four Muslim Palestinians and six Jewish Israelis. The Christians were from Bethlehem, both veterans of ...

Rabbi Rachel Isaacs

Watch a High Holidays sermon from the spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Israel in Waterville, Maine.

Why? Why? Why? Why Not?

Why did Nixon refuse to compel Israel to join the nuclear non-proliferation regime? (Ha’aretz)Why are the “days between the times“–so ...

Best of the Week

With the week coming to a close, let’s take a look at what went on at MyJewishLearning over the past ...

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