Holidays bring up feelings and memories about people who have died. They also offer opportunities to address unresolved issues. The four Yizkor services and the themes of their days correspond to different tasks of mourning.
In Judaism, we sit shiva after a death. We grieve, confront and try to accept. It\’s an ancient process, and it helps.
100 or so young Jews gathered to celebrate the third issue of Guilt and Pleasure, a literary quarterly out of New York whose first issue featured a cover photograph of a border collie smoking a cigarette.
My children were unexpectedly away for a week this summer, and I didn\’t miss them a bit.
Offering a korban (from the word karov, to come close) is a hands-on project.
But this very human need is not given free rein; rather, the offering of sacrifices is governed by strict regulations, in order that we tangibly relate to God in a true, proper way.
After 25 years of dieting, this is what I know: There\’s more to me than the sum of my parts, no matter how much they weigh.
Guilt & Pleasure — \”A magazine for Jews and the people who love them\” — hit newsstands across North America last month, offering readers content ranging from long-form essays and memoirs to fiction, comics, photography and archival material.
Franklin\’s prickliness could prove another setback for the U.S. government in a case that the presiding judge already has suggested could be dismissed because of questions about access to evidence.
A feeling of trepidation takes hold of my heart. The Jewish holidays are upon us again, and as a 30-something single in a family of all married siblings, I\’m feeling anxiety and pain.
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