Galilee Diary: Unintended Consequences
Praised are You, O Lord our God, ruler of the universe, whose world contains such as these.
Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address
Today marks the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s historic Gettysburg Address, originally delivered on November 19, 1863.
Beyond Thanksgivukkah: A Deeper Celebration of Our Heritage as American Jews
There has been a great deal of interest surrounding the unusual confluence of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah this year.
Hanukkah in the Home: Make it Your Own
While there are numerous customs and traditions associated with celebrating Hanukkah at home, there is not necessarily one right way to celebrate the Festival of Lights.
The Torah In Haiku: Vayeishev
Tamar, twice widowed
Deceives her father-in-law
Dressed as a harlot
Pregnant with twin boys
She avoids Judah's decree
He says, "she's righteous"
Happy Tenth Anniversary, Ten Minutes of Torah!
In 2003, Rabbi Eric Yoffie launched Ten Minutes of Torah, a project of the Union for Reform Judaism, with these words:
Hanukkah Confessions of an Interfaith Kid
I’m pretty sure my family coined the term Christmukkah. We were interfaith hipsters, once we realized that the alternative, Festivus, wasn’t really for the restofus.
Galilee Diary: Chanukah Gelt
Growing up in the Reform community in the US in the 50s and 60s, I remember the constant discussions of the Chanukah-Christmas dilemma. Was it possible to disengage Chanukah from the seasonal linkage to Christmas, and keep it somehow true to its roots? Or was it doomed to be "the Jewish answer to Christmas," which increasingly meant an orgy of shopping and materialism?
8 Great Jewish Apps for Hanukkah
Need a last-minute Hanukkah present for the technology-lover in your life?