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Horseradish Harvest: A Passover Gathering

Yesterday at Or Shalom Synagogue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, we harvested horseradish from our synagogue garden. We are an ...

Religious Catharsis

Modern Jewish life has been largely drained of the drama and emotional release available in ancient times. Is there a way to recapture it?

The blessings of a mixed multitude

A few weeks before I began rabbinical school, I took a vacation and went to visit my in-laws where they ...

Who Knows Thirteen? (Answer Must Be In Ladino)

It is well established that my family is as dorky as it gets when it comes to languages and linguistics, ...

Best of the Week

Going on vacation for all of Passover (remember this holiday is dedicated to the Moses family) so find other things ...

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 ...

An Aramean Destroyed My Father

Commentaries on the Haggadah contrast the evil of Laban with Pharaoh and see Laban as a symbol for political, sociological, and psychological evil.

Why Passover Is Important

Commemorating the foundational event in Jewish history makes Jews who they are.

The Next Wave of Jewish Feminism

Questions for an Unfinished Revolution

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