Lifecycle Rituals

Can my fiancé and I get married between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur?

Rabbi Julie Zupan

Although Jewish weddings may take place on the days in between the Jewish High Holidays, it is generally discouraged because during that period, also known as the Days of Awe, we are focused on the solemn themes of the season.

Lifecycle Rituals

A Prayer for Safety During This School Year

Rabbi David Wirtschafter

As young people and their teachers return to school, to campus and to class, we pray for a year that proves safer than those before. Grant, O God, that houses of learning from daycare centers to graduate schools are places free from havoc and harm

Blessing for putting on the tallit (tallis)

Shabbat

Daily Blessings: Donning the Tallit

Blessings for putting on a prayer shawl (tallit, tallis).

Screenshot from the movie Call Me By Your Name shows two young men riding bicycles down a dirt path

Arts and Culture

Why "Call Me By Your Name" is Such a Jewish Movie

Josefin Dolsten (JTA)

January 9, 2018

Call Me By Your Name has earned wide praise for its nuanced and lush portrayal of a young man's coming to terms with his sexuality.

Ketubah (wedding contract) with two wedding rings on top of it

Ten Minutes of Torah

Keeping Up With the Times: Jewish Customs and Rituals

Aron Hirt-Manheimer

August 10, 2017

Learn how author Anita Diamant got started as a writer, what's new in Jewish ritual and practice, and what these changes mean in North America's liberal Jewish community.

Lifecycle Rituals

Can my fiancé and I get married between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur?

A Prayer for Safety During This School Year

Daily Blessings: Donning the Tallit

Why "Call Me By Your Name" is Such a Jewish Movie

Keeping Up With the Times: Jewish Customs and Rituals

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