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Reflection: Preparing Spiritually for the High Holy Days
By Benjamin A. MaronResources to help you start preparing spiritually for the High Holy Days, through reflection, taking stock of your year and thinking towards next year.
Date: 09-01-2011 -
Italy's Five Books of Miriam
By Rabbi Barbara AielloCelebrating the bat mitzvahs of five young women in Italy.
Date: 09-21-2011 -
Shake It For Sukkot Video
A video for Sukkot, explaining the ritual of shaking the lulav and etrog.
Date: 09-25-2011 -
Sukkot Blessings
A quick, easy download to guide you through the at home (and in the sukkah) Sukkot blessings, complete with audio of each blessing.
Date: 09-25-2011 -
Sukkot and Simchat Torah: the Basics
Introductory and comprehensive booklet about the festival of Sukkot and the holiday at its conclusion, Simchat Torah.
Date: 08-29-2011 -
The Spirit and the Challenge of Renewal and Return: The High Holy Days, a Classical Reform Perspective
By Rabbi Howard A. BermanThemes of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur from the Classical Reform perspective.
Date: 10-03-2011 -
Sukkot: Celebrate Under the Stars
By Ellen ScolnicAn introduction to the holiday of Sukkot, including the temporary dwellings built for the festival, the role of guests, and activities for the whole family.
Date: 09-25-2011 -
Sukkot: More Than Just a "Harvest Thing"
By Benjamin A. MaronIn recent conversations about the current holiday of Sukkot, I've heard a common theme: People understand that we build a hut, known as a sukkah, and that we shake four species, known as lulav and etrog, but they want to know why. "I get that it's a harvest thing but..." is a trailing thought I've heard articulated repeatedly. So, before the holiday comes to a close, here's my guide to the less commonly known aspects of Sukkot.
Date: 10-19-2011 -
Shabbat Reading with Kids
By Elias KassReviews of four books, great for reading with your young children, about Shabbat.
Date: 10-21-2011 -
My Family's Bedtime Sh'ma
By Dr. Cheryl AxelrodSeveral years ago, I never could have predicted that as I tuck my kids in at night I would be singing to them in Hebrew. As a previously "good Catholic girl," Hebrew just wasn't my reality. But as I married a wonderful man, who happened to be Jewish, it now is the most natural and beautiful way I can think of to say goodnight to our children.
Date: 11-10-2011
