High Holidays

New Fruits and Old Crumbs for Rosh HaShanah

Ellen Zimmerman

My husband and I experimented with a CSA (community-supported agriculture) this year for the first time. It was like getting a surprise box every week. In our second CSA, we pulled out something we’d never seen before.

The next time I Skyped with our

Selichot: A Soft Start Toward Repentance

Audrey Merwin

We're late, so we rush to be in front of another person in line. We speak rudely to a sales caller who is only trying to do her job. We snap at a family member because we're tired.

We've all seen it happen. And sometimes we've made it happen.

What is Selichot?

Barry Shainker
Selichot are penitential prayers said before and during the High Holidays and other fast days throughout the year.

Repair and Apology: What Does Judaism Teach Us?

Hanan Harchol
Rabbi Leora Kaye
When is the last time you genuinely apologized to someone for something you did? What makes an apology worthwhile? What steps do people need to take in order for an apology to be sincere? Do you think Judaism’s “opinion” will agree with yours?