Hot & Hearty Soups for Cold Nights
As the temperatures plummet and the snow crunches beneath my feet when I retrieve the mail, my cravings veer towards soups. Hearty and filling, or light and fragrant, peasant fare […]
August 15, 2022
August 15, 2022
Jew Review: ‘A Rainbow Thread’
When I was in college in the late 1980s, I devoured the work of Jewish feminists like Ellen Umansky and Judith Plaskow. They unearthed for me the previously hidden voices […]
August 15, 2022
How My Interfaith Family Celebrates Passover
We have approached the Jewish holidays as a family since we started dating.
August 15, 2022
Becoming Unrestricted People
Little by little, when we consciously engage in and deeply consider the rituals of Passover, (or Mitzvot of any kind) we will find ourselves becoming less motivated by the desires of our ego.
August 15, 2022
August 15, 2022
I Don’t Keep Shabbat Because I Don’t Feel I Deserve It
I wasn’t comfortable with the rules of Shabbat, but I liked the idea of having a day that was set aside as different.
August 15, 2022
Finding Joy In Passover
We remember dark places and we rise up ready to bring liberation to those who need it.
August 15, 2022
Kvetching Korner: (Ch)Han(n)uk(k)a(h)
Every year, I try to learn something new about the Jewish holidays, something outside of my Hebrew school classroom – this year I learned that there are 16 different ways […]
August 15, 2022
August 15, 2022
How Religion Will Save Our Planet
We have language from our tradition to recover awe and wonder of nature.