"Passover" Tagged Content
In Praise of Chametz – Part 1: The Botanical Origins
Why are grains like wheat so important in the Bible – and in human history in general?
Baseball, Passover and Rebirth
In the spring, on Passover and on Opening Day, everything feels possible.
Why Be Jewish? Beauty, Questions, and Connections
In a day and age of functionality and productivity, where is the need for beauty or connection? And more importantly, how does Judaism fill that need?
Does Science Need Its Own Rituals?
Does religion offer something special that science doesn’t?
Jewish Ritual as a “Checklist Manifesto”
In many ways, ritual is a checklist, and offers a helpful structure that we can then build off of.
“From Shame to Praise” – Trevor Noah, Monica Lewinsky and Us
Our reaction to Trevor Noah or Lena Dunham is not so much about them as it is about us.
Should We Really Label Our Children? Yes…Sometimes.
Passover reminds us that we are free, which means that we have the freedom to choose how we act. Yet those actions will ultimately define who we are.
“As If”: The Two Little Words We Too Often Ignore
If we act “as if” we were trying to improve who we are and how we behave, we actually do improve who we are and how we behave.