Simchat Torah: A History in Four Acts
Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
September 27, 2021
How, in an unfolding age of continuing pandemic, are we supposed to rise out of our chairs and dance?
Category
high holy days
The 355 Days of Awe
David Suissa
September 26, 2021
If the ultimate ideal in life is to create a better world and become better people, shouldn’t we work on preventing sinful and hurtful behavior throughout the year, even if we know we can count on that annual day of forgiveness?
Back to the Beginning
Eva Robbins
September 23, 2021
A simchah is a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, a wedding, or even a circumcision. These are celebratory life cycle moments in people’s lives. But a celebration of our precious scroll and all that it contains, that is truly experienced only by a small percent of the Jewish community.
A Decade Later, Hope
Tabby Refael
September 22, 2021
Last week, I was deeply moved by news of the wedding of a young woman named Tamar Fogel in Israel.
Pandemic Sukkot: The Shelter of the Table
David Suissa
September 20, 2021
There is one structure that resides inside every Sukkah and transcends even the holiday of Sukkot. It’s a structure that sustains, in fact, all Jewish holidays, not to mention the Jewish tradition and the Jewish future.
What Kol Nidre Was Like in a Cemetery
Rabbi Lori Shapiro
September 17, 2021
Under a rising half-moon, 120 souls sat on tapestries laid out for them in between headstones, the marble stones and the names etched into them a visible reminder of where all of this ostensibly leads.
Sukkot: The Holiday of Doubt
Monica Osborne
September 17, 2021
This time of year, I long for the temporary and deconstruct-able. I long for the space to doubt so that I have the space to appreciate the unknown and improvisational.
How Do You Connect with a “Season of Joy” When You’re Not Happy?
Tabby Refael
September 17, 2021
For a year-and-a-half, I’ve been privy to the pains of some friends as they’ve struggled with being married and raising children in a pandemic that, let’s face it, has the potential to bring out the worst in others.
From the Shadow to the Comforting Shade – Thoughts on the Days of Awe and the Days of Joy
Rabbi Mordecai Finley
September 14, 2021
Why We Will Do Kol Nidre in a Cemetery this Year
Rabbi Lori Shapiro
September 10, 2021
This year, Yom Kippur, an ancient technology that leads us through an annual near-death experience, must be renewed.
New Articles
USC Cancels Main Commencement Ceremony
Aaron Bandler
April 26, 2024
Chosen Links – Colleges and Passover Edition – April 25, 2024
Boaz Hepner
April 26, 2024
Nova Festival Exhibit in Manhattan Harrowing and Inspiring
Alan Zeitlin
April 26, 2024
Steve Garvey Holds Press Conference Calling for Action Against Pro-Palestinian Campus Protests
Aaron Bandler
April 25, 2024
West Hollywood’s MASH Gallery Exhibition to Feature Female Jewish Art
Brian Fishbach
April 25, 2024
More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.