Religion
by JTA | 11 hours ago | Community, Community Resources, High Holidays, Religion, Spirituality
By Sara Shapiro-Plevan (My Jewish Learning via JTA) – The central mitzvah of Sukkot is found in Leviticus 23:42, where Jews are commanded to dwell in a sukkah, a temporary hut, for seven days and nights. We do this in order to remember the experiences of our... read more
by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | Sep 23, 2018 | Community, Community Resources, High Holidays, Religion, Spirituality
NEW YORK (JTA) — The holiday of Sukkot isn’t is complete without a lulav and an etrog, the four species that Jews are commanded to wave on the harvest holiday. But according to a new book, it wasn’t until the Second Temple period that Jews started using the... read more
by Cnaan Liphshiz | Sep 21, 2018 | Community, High Holidays, Religion
HENDRIK-IDO-AMBACHT, Netherlands (JTA) — From its exterior, the massive building known as The Ark in this Dutch town looks like a typical Reform synagogue. On the Hebrew month of Tishrei, the ancient olive tree that dominates the yard of this large worship space... read more
by JTA | Sep 20, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, High Holidays, Parenting, Religion
By Rebecca Rosenthal (Kveller via JTA) — Here’s the short version of this article. If you leave your kids home on the High Holidays so you can have grownup praying time, bring your kids on Sukkot. If you bring your kids to the High Holidays, then bring them back... read more
by Aliza Friedlander | Sep 17, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, High Holidays, Religion, Schools, Spirituality
When 9-year-old Ryan Bailey and his little brother, Caleb, 6 came to visit family in Baltimore last week for Rosh Hashanah, little did they know they would stay longer than anticipated. Because of Hurricane Florence, Ryan and Caleb — who live in Norfolk, Va.,... read more
by Billy Treger | Sep 5, 2018 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, Parenting, Religion, Schools, Spirituality
As a Jewish educator, Nina Pachino considers herself a doer and a fixer. “Each moment is a learning experience, part of a learning conversation,” she says. “When our children feel loved, respected and understood, they will find profound meaning in the education we... read more
by Cnaan Liphshiz | Sep 5, 2018 | Community, High Holidays, Religion
ANTWERP, Belgium (JTA) — Come autumn, hundreds of men and their children stream out of the dozens of synagogues of this Belgian city’s Jewish quarter, and walk quietly to its main park. When they reach City Park, they gather around its vast pond and perform an... read more
by Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg | Aug 31, 2018 | Community, Community Resources, Religion, Spirituality
Interconnectedness and relationships are embedded in the roots of justice itself. One of the Talmud’s most famous stories involves Hillel who, long before he was a campus student organization, was a man and rabbi — indeed the consummate rabbi’s rabbi. Hillel was... read more
by Rabbi Joshua Z. Gruenberg | Aug 24, 2018 | Community, Community Resources, Religion, Spirituality
Since this is my first article for Jmore, I will begin by introducing myself. I am the new senior rabbi at Chizuk Amuno Congregation and Schools. I grew up in New Rochelle, N.Y., but am a diehard Philadelphia sports fan who is willing to adopt both the Ravens and... read more
by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | Aug 24, 2018 | Community, High Holidays, Religion, Spirituality
NEW YORK (JTA) — The truth is, there is no commandment in Judaism to dip an apple in honey on Rosh Hashanah. But what would the Jewish New Year be without the custom? It’s a question that bedevils vegans, many of whom won’t eat honey because it’s an... read more
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