Breaking the Fast
Judy Zeidler
October 5, 2000
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, begins at sundown on Sunday, Oct. 8, during which time a strict fast is observed.
Category
Holidays
Holiday Spirit All Year Long
Michael Aushenker
September 14, 2000
As 5760 pulls out of the station and the bright lights of the oncoming 5761 approach the platform, here are some opportunities to explore your sense of humanity and compassion by getting involved and helping others who might be less fortunate than you.
Campus Choices
Julie Kraim
September 14, 2000
It\’s a win-win situation: the colleges incorporate students into the L.A. Jewish community and the Jewish community into the lives of local college students.
Rosh Hashanah Remembered
Beverly Levitt
September 7, 2000
When I was a child, too young to understand the difference between the Days of Awe and the Day of Atonement, my only clue that the High Holidays were coming were the religious smells wafting out of our kitchen.
Perfect Apple-Honey Tarts for Rosh Hashanah
Judy Zeidler
September 7, 2000
At our home we greet our family and friends with apple slices, fresh challah, and a bowl of honey, and we always end the meal with an apple dessert.
Balancing Acts
Ellen Jaffe-Gill
September 7, 2000
A common complaint of the unaffiliated Jew is having to buy tickets for the High Holy Days services they choose to attend.
Passover Stories
Naomi Pfefferman
April 13, 2000
On the first day of school, when Barbara Gindi escorted her children to Maimonides Academy, she was appalled by what she saw: Two security guards stood out front, a Sheriff\’s squad car was parked at the curb, and the administrative staff was on high alert.\n\n
Senior Seders
Leilah Bernstein
April 13, 2000
The Passover holiday contains countless traditions. There\’s the matzah and the sweet wine, the charoset and haggadot, the gefilte fish and the good fortune we celebrate. But perhaps most importantly, there is the gathering together of family and friends — the people who make the singing, reading and eating around the seder table meaningful and special.
Balancing Acts
Jewish Journal
December 2, 1999
Dealing with the holiday season is no easy task for a modern Jewish family. Tinsel, bright lights and department store Santas seem to leap out from every corner (certainly from every corner mall). Reinforcing the joy, and the values, of Chanukah can be a challenge to a committed Jewish parent.
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