high holidays
A Family Ritual for Blessing the New Year
A Sephardic Rosh Hashanah ceremony combines elements of Tashlich and a healing ritual.
Our Mississippi Rosh Hashanah Table
Our table was once too big for us, then we became too big for it, and now we fit almost exactly in its seats… and in future years, with grandkids and the ongoing cycle of celebrations, we will outgrow it again.
A Labor Day Confession
[Chart from the Jewish Labor Committee, the Jewish voice in the labor movement, and the voice of the labor movement ...
A New Year: Another New Beginning
If I’ve learned anything being a black, observant, Jewish hip-hop artist, it’s that it takes time and patience for something ...
On the 10th Anniversary of Katrina: Reflecting & Repairing
Ten years ago, I couldn’t have imagined that I would be living in the state so devastated by the hurricane ...
The Elul of Victory and Defeat
Heartbreaking news out of the sports world Monday: At the track and field World Championships in Beijing, American Molly Huddle ...
Blessed Are Thou Lord Who Multitasks
Rosh Hashanah is a magical time. Or at least, we seem to think so. According to the Mishnah (Rosh Hashanah ...
What Should Rabbis Be Speaking About on Rosh Hashanah?
The High Holy Days are three weeks away. Phone conversations with colleagues nearly always begin with, “Are you ready?” and ...
Hitting Snooze in Elul
All the most contentious questions of modern Jewish life ultimately boil down to questions of continuity: intermarriage, who is a ...
Receiving in Giving
In Parashat Re’eh, this week’s Torah portion, we’re plainly taught that if we freely give to brothers and sisters who ...