It is emotional. It can bring tears and sadness. But as I walk through the cemetery and say my hellos and pray for their ...
The holiday celebrates the Israelites’ liberation from Egyptian slavery, but it continued evolving after the Neo-Babylonians conquered Jerusalem in 587 B.C. The late Middle AgesA lamb, unleavened ...
In the Diaspora, Yizkor is recited on Shemini Atzeret, the day preceding Simchat Torah. But in Israel, where the two are ...
Every time the people of Israel neglected the commandment of settling the Land, they paid heavy prices for it.
Warm, cozy spices take center stage: brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, a little orange zest. With butter, eggs and a ...
So why is unity so vital? The Jewish festivals of Sukkot, Pesach, and Shavuot, alongside the wisdom of Jewish thinkers like the Lubavitcher Rebbe and Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, illuminate why unity, ...
This piece was originally delivered as a sermon titled “The Cries of Isaac and Ishmael” at Central Synagogue on the first day of Rosh Hashanah in 2025. I have been a rabbi for 25 years, 20 of them at ...
In 2021, the Washington Legislature passed the Climate Commitment Act (CCA), which establishes a comprehensive, market-based program to reduce carbon pollution and achieve the greenhouse gas limits ...
Why pomegranates, a Rosh Hashanah staple, are disappearing from Israeli farms Loved by King Solomon, the fruit is valued for its beauty and health benefits. But farmers of this ruby-red member of the ...
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