Thousands to celebrate Rosh Hashanah at JDC events from India to Morocco
Thousands of Jews from emerging, established and ancient Jewish communities around the world will be celebrating Rosh Hashanah at scores of JDC events, including concerts, workshops, volunteer opportunities, trainings and cultural performances.
As part of...
Reform launches a political war in time for the High Holidays
It turns out that the Jewish community didn’t need to wait until the synagogues were packed for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in order to gauge the amount of political rhetoric that American rabbis...
Fall into the flavors of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Rosh Hashanah falls late on the calendar this year, at the end of the back-to-school month and at the beginning of the first signs of fall. No matter; somehow, there are always those last-minute...
High Holiday challenge for college kids: Finding their (spiritual) home away from home
Spending the High Holidays away from home can be a lonely experience.
And, sadly, without the family around, many a Jewish college student simply ignores the call of the shofar—even the apples and honey—and attends...
Record number of Jews visit Temple Mount on Tisha B’Av, despite riots
Riots erupted on the Temple Mount on Sunday, as Muslims celebrating Eid al-Adha (“Festival of Sacrifice”) attempted to prevent Jews from entering. Police ultimately pushed back against the protesters to allow a record-breaking number...
Condensing Our Victimhood (Tisha Be’Av 5779)
Tisha Be’Av is not only the saddest Jewish holiday, it’s also the ultimate Jewish jinx. According to the Mishna (Ta’anit 4:6), five calamities happened to the Jewish People on that fateful day: Moses’ Spies...
Tisha B’Av 101: Connecting the dots of Jewish memory
Memory and imagination: The two keys that unlock the Jewish holiday of Tisha B’Av.
In fact Tisha B’Av, a holiday many Jews are unfamiliar with, is all about memory, the collective memory of the Jewish...
Lodz, Poland hosts its first-ever Jewish festival
The Polish city of Lodz hosted its first-ever Jewish celebratory event, “The Festival of Tranquility,” over the Jewish holiday of Shavuot.
Organized by the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland, in collaboration...
This Shavuot study focused on two other women
It was Erev Shavuot on Saturday evening, June 8. Once again we were talking about two women in the Bible during the customary evening study session at Tifereth Israel Synagogue.
This time, however, the two...
Shavuot for kids: Giving a new generation the gift of Torah
It’s one of the most dramatic scenes in the Torah, as amazing as the splitting of the sea.
Imagine the Master of the Universe coming down to Earth in an astounding fireworks display of thunder,...