Shabbat/Holidays
What if "The Three Little Pigs" is really a hidden Jewish parable on our exile, assimilation and redemption?
Honey has always been an integral part of Judaism. First and foremost, there’s its integration into the meals of Rosh…
Every Pesach, most of my friends and family embrace matzoh as though it were manna, using it at every opportunity…
Though the Chumash repeatedly identifies Sukkot as the last of the trio of regalim beginning with Pesach and Shavuot, we…
When we say the words “High Holidays,” one of the first thing we think of (besides teshuvah and what to…
As my kids get older, their interest in what to wear for Purim has taken a decidedly odd turn. Long…
Like all abstract theories in Judaism which ultimately find their expression in concrete mitzvot, the idea of beauty, as well,…
Chag HaSukkot is unquestionably one of our most enjoyable holidays. Preparation, however, is something else. Grown men and women will…
At first glance, blowing a shofar does not seem like the most meaningful way to mark what is, perhaps, the…
The Kabbalists divide reality into three categories: olam, shanah and nefesh—world, time and soul. The holiday of Pesach—the holiday of…
Most people think that Pesach is a celebration of our release from Egyptian bondage and deliverance into Israel. Yet for…
