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What Do Shabbat and Social Justice Have in Common?
Rabbi Jonah Pesner would argue that ultimately Shabbat is a call to action, read why.
How to Create a Meaningful Shabbat Experience at Home
As the pandemic continues, we’re all used to life spent mostly at home, even on Shabbat. Here are a few ways you can make the most of Shabbat and feel like part of a larger Jewish community – even when you can’t be with them in person.
How a Day of Rest Can Save Your Life
Not in her wildest dreams, could Marilyn Paul have imagined that she would ever take a day off every week to calm her soul, and write a book about it. Learn her story.
How to Harness the Healing Power of Forgiveness and Repentance
So how does one begin the process of forgiveness?
Your Guide to Fasting (or Not) on Yom Kippur
For many Jews, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is a fasting holiday – a day during which we abstain from eating, drinking, and even brushing our teeth or using perfumes. (Learn more about what we abstain from and why.)
What’s the Difference Between the Secular and Jewish New Year?
While there are significant differences between how we usher in and observe the secular and Jewish New Year, both are times of transition that offer us an opportunity for self-reflection. Here are the key differences.
Baking Challah is How I "Do Jewish" in a Tangible Way
Challah is one of the ways I “do” Judaism in a tangible way, my attempt at hidur mitzvah (beautifying the fulfillment of the commandment). Personalizing mitzvot is a way all of us can approach and enrich our connections to Judaism.
Shabbat: A Radical Jewish Notion
In six steps, God takes the world from utter chaos to exquisite organization and then stops to rest. This is an example for all of us to follow.
Sylvester: To Celebrate or Not to Celebrate?
In North America, many Jews prepare for Rosh Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish new year, by making to-do lists: acquiring seats for High Holiday services, inviting guests, purchasing a new fruit, and preparing chicken soup just like Bubbe used to make.
Three Radical Facts About Martin Luther King Jr. and How to Honor His Full Legacy
On MLK Jr. Day, we often see a sanitized, nonconfrontational version of King that is far from the radical activist who was reviled during his time for his justice work.