Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Soups are super for the sukkah
by Sybil Kaplan, JTA
Cold or hot, soup is ideal for the sukkah. What better way to warm up on a chilly night or cool off on a warm afternoon?. . .
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Report: Egyptian lulavs smuggled to Israel, U.S.
JTA
Thousands of palm fronds for Sukkot lulavs reportedly have been smuggled out of Egypt despite a ban on their export.. . .
Monday, October 10, 2011
Opinion: Can we befriend all the world’s nations?
For great numbers of Jews, the Jewish people is family, its concerns always primary in our hearts. Many take this to mean that we must always attend. . .
Friday, October 7, 2011
Should my sukkah have a debt ceiling?
by Edmon J. Rodman, JTA
Each Sukkot we read in Kohelet, Ecclesiastes, that there “is a time to tear down, and a time to build up." For my sukkah it was time for both.. . .
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Yom Kippur service set for Wall Street protest
JTA
A Kol Nidre service will take place at the protest movement known as Occupy Wall Street.. . .
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Rabbi Greenberg closes High Holy Days seminar
By Ryan Torok
During the conclusion of the annual High Holy Days Seminar, sponsored by the Board of Rabbis of Southern California, Rabbi Irving “Yitz”. . .
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Taking seven steps to ‘Sukkot happiness’
by Dasee Berkowitz, JTA
But are you happy? No, this isn’t your mother wanting another update on your life.. . .
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Jewish players at Chaminade sit out game for Yom Kippur
JTA
Some of the Jewish football players at a San Fernando Valley Catholic school will skip an annual rivalry game because of Yom Kippur.. . .
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Going around the world to break the fast
by Sybil Kaplan, JTA
Breaking the fast has its own set of traditions. Ashkenazim usually break the fast with something salty, like herring, because they believe fish. . .
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
How to dip your Apple in honey [VIDEO]
Apples and honey. . .
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
OPINION: Rosh Hashanah and the art of beekeeping
By Rob Eshman
“The Backyard Beekeeper.”The Happiness Hypothesis. . .
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Food banks short, SOVA amps up High Holy Days appeal
By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
Adire situation is looming at regional food banks and distribution centers, as ever-increasing demand collides with government cuts, threatening the. . .
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
10Q Project: Answer life’s big questions online … Then reread next year
By Danielle Berrin
It might seem odd that 10Q, a project bent on promoting deep personal reflection and penetrating spiritual insight, would engage Joel Stein, a. . .
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
If you seat them, they will come
By Ryan E. Smith
Twice a year, many synagogues find themselves dealing with a wonderful but very practical problem: how to handle the huge numbers of people who show. . .
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Acting rabbi brings rebirth to 1920s shul
By Ryan E. Smith
For more than 35 years, Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock existed without a rabbi. No longer.. . .
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Yom Kippur without fasting: How kids can atone, too
by Sarah Chandler, MyJewishLearning.com
For most adults, the central experience of Yom Kippur is fasting. By abstaining from food and drink, we exercise control over our bodies and do not. . .
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Berman presses Egypt on lulavs
JTA
U.S. Rep. Howard Berman, a leading congressional Democrat, wrote the Egyptian prime minister urging him to export lulavs in time for Sukkot.. . .
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Make this the year of the apology
by Dasee Berkowitz, JTA
In the words of Elton John, why is it that “sorry seems to be the hardest word?”. . .
Monday, September 26, 2011
The Maccabeats spoof OneRepublic in ‘Book of Good Life’ [VIDEO]
Rosh Hashanah parody of "Good Life" by OneRepublic. . .
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Yom Kippur: It’s fourth and long
by Edmon J. Rodman, JTA
Yom Kippur, the fourth quarter of the High Holidays, is coming and time is running out. Our seats are waiting, the gates are closing.. . .
Thursday, September 22, 2011
The surprising appeal of Kol Nidre
by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, JTA
On his way to converting to Christianity, philosopher Franz Rosenzweig attended Yom Kippur services and was so moved that he decided to remain. . .
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Dozing on the Days of Awe
by Edmon J. Rodman, JTA
Don’t let Maimonides catch you napping on Rosh HaShanah.. . .
Thursday, September 22, 2011
From Ramadan to Elul: a California Chasid’s spiritual journey
by Andrew Friedman, JTA
For Lee Weissman, a Breslov Chasid in Irvine, Calif., the recent onset of Elul caps a spiritual journey he began a month ago with the start of the. . .
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
New machzor delves into heart of Rosh Hashanah
By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, chief rabbi of the United Kingdom, has published enough books to earn his many titles — around 20 tomes, ranging from. . .
