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The Never-Ending Christmas Season

I haven’t seen snow yet. Supposedly it has snowed in New York once or twice, but I have yet to ...

“Only” Christmas Here? Bah Humbug, Billboard!

While recently driving through one of those long rural stretches that blur the lines between Midwest and South, I saw ...

Psalms for Every Day of the Week

Why Jewish tradition prescribes a particular psalm for each day.

Un-Orthodoxy at the OU

The title for my post sounds way more controversial than this post actually is. But let me tell you, I’m ...

One Less Candle

The Jerusalem Post is reporting a fascinating story about a group of Israeli environmentalists who proposed that Jews light one ...

Yes We Cans

Last year, there was a sweet (but cringe-worthy) Hanukkah video that circulated around this time of year, showing a panoply ...

Hanukkah on Ice

Menorah Under the Sea is a different kind of picture book than you’d expect — and not just because it’s ...

Sustainability: The New True Meaning of Hanukah

The history of Hanukah may be fixed for all time. But the meaning we find in Hanukah? That changes, year ...

Publicizing the Hanukkah Miracle

Why the rabbis of the Talmud thought lighting candles was so important.

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