Content on Holidays (Page 5)
The Torah is True – Even if It’s Not Fact
Some truths are true because they are the stories that shape our perspective on the world. Torah is the inspiration for, and the vessel that holds, this Truth.
Hope Amidst Crisis… Because ‘This Too Shall Pass’
“Gam zeh yaavor”—this too shall pass, whether “this” is a sorrowful or a joyful feeling or situation. This phrase can apply in a myriad of ways if we let it.
The Wonder Of It All
Just as we have learned that solid and liquid can be two states of the same matter, the sureties of our world are not what they seem.
Striving for Teshuvah Together
We may associate the Jewish New Year with inward reflection, but the Mishnah and the commentaries are clear that Judaism treats teshuvah as a fundamentally social process.
High Holy Day Lessons from “The Good Place”
As Jews begin to prepare for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and a new season of “The Good Place” starts soon, what lessons can the show teach us for 5780?
How the Days of Awe Nourish Our Emotions
Amid the sweetness and celebration of Rosh Hashana, rituals like Yizkor and hearing the sound of the shofar open up access to emotions that we often bottle up.
“Unetaneh Tokef” is Now Almost Obsolete — Thank God
What would happen if we took Unetaneh Tokef literally, and truly ask the questions it poses?
Baseball, Passover and Rebirth
In the spring, on Passover and on Opening Day, everything feels possible.
Light Doesn’t Happen by Accident
The Hanukkah lights remind us that it is upon us to bring ourselves – and our society – to a more peaceful and just place.
Cosmic Consolation: Wrinkles in Time
Ritual telescopes time and place, bringing together past, present and future, sacred space and wherever we happen to be.
Can You Build A Sukkah From An Elephant?
What does the sukkah tell us about where the “natural” ends and man’s making, the “artificial,” begins?
Don’t Confuse Ideology with Identity
In today’s society, ideas have transformed into identity.