Yom Kippur

This weekend (September 4-5, 2015) traditionally brings the Selichot service of inner awareness and penitence in readiness for the High Holy ...

This is the time of year that rabbis and cantors are busy preparing for the High Holy Days. Time taken ...

Do you ever watch British TV? I am a fan, a huge fan, especially of the stories that disclose, in episodes ...

This summer my family and I visited one of my great-uncles. I’m not sure exactly how old he is, but ...

There are three (types) of people the Holy One loves: One who does not get angry. One who does not ...

All the most contentious questions of modern Jewish life ultimately boil down to questions of continuity: intermarriage, who is a ...

On September 10, 1813, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led the U.S. Navy to victory in the pivotal Battle of Lake Erie, which ...

In the summer of 2013, I left a wonderful congregation in North Carolina to pursue an exciting opportunity on the ...

Every year, I do my best to engage with the process of teshuvah (repentance) during the High Holidays. A few weeks ...

There’s an old joke about a rabbi, a priest, and a minister. The three leaders are speaking on a panel ...