Religion

Shabbat/Holidays

BOOKS

The Best Books on Prayer

The list below includes a few works on prayer that I have found to be helpful in my personal prayer…

RELIGION

The State of Tefillah

The ultimate goals of tefillah [education] are that our children and students should pray with faith, fervor and understanding.

FICTION

Rescued by the Tufts of Their Hair

Rav Neria opened the door wide, and invited me with a grand gesture of his arm to enter. He welcomed…

RECIPES

Symbolic High Holiday Foods With a Spin

By Norene Gilletz The upcoming High Holidays provide many opportunities to entertain guests at your yom tov table. Whether it’s…

RELIGION

The Role of Music in Prayer

By Chaim David Berson One of the ways we can find greater meaning in prayer is through music. A melody…

9/11

Lot’s Daughters

By R. Rosenfeld He asked me “Are you headed north?” I nodded and he followed. The two of us, coated…

HISTORY

Jerusalem Reunited

Relive the sense of awe and wonder that Jews the world over—religious and secular alike—felt then, and reaffirm your own…

PASSOVER

Pesach Getaway Without Gaining

You have to make a conscious effort, but it can be done.

PASSOVER

A Different Twist On Pesach!

Cookbook author and caterer Naomi Nachman certainly knows a thing or two about putting a modern twist on traditional Passover…

OPINION

Refusing to Pass Over Pesach

How do you celebrate a holiday dedicated to memory when a person’s memory is fading?

PURIM

A Hundred Years of Purim Recipes

Looking to breathe new life into your mishloach manot? Try your hand at some vintage Purim recipes from the antique…

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