Why Sukkot is Actually the Best Holiday for Kids
Sukkot is a holiday when we get to be outside. After the hours of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur inside a building, Sukkot is a literal breath of fresh air, as we eat our meals in the sukkah.
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High Holidays
Rabbi Moshe Schwartz, head of school at KSDS:
“The liturgy of the High Holidays -- particularly the well-known line in the Unetanah Tokef which states, ‘Who shall perish by water and who by fire’ -- comes to mind during a time like this." (Photo by Steve Ruark)
Krieger Schechter Comes to the Aid of Young Hurricane Refugees
A pair of brothers receive a lesson in kindness and hospitality when visiting Baltimore’s Krieger Schechter Day School during the recent hurricane.
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In This Belgian City, a Heatwave Puts Cherished Rosh Hashanah Tradition on Ice
“You can do tashlich alone just like you can pray alone, but it’s more respectful to God when we do it united as a community,” Ahron Spencer said.
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The Rosh Hashanah custom of dipping apples in honey had its start among Ashkenazi Jews. (Liron Almog/Flash90)
Why Jews Dip Apples in Honey on Rosh Hashanah — and Why Vegans Say the Custom is a Problem
Brian Finkel, the co-founder of a company selling organic date honey, says the product has 25 percent less sugar and a lower glycemic index than bee honey and is a great source of antioxidants.
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Kugel maven Bonnie Guralnick (left) is shown with Beth Am Executive Director Ted Merwin and his daughter (and 2017 kugel champ) Sarah Merwin. (Photo by Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg)
The Season of Rejoicing
When we began to think about the concept of a “New Jewish Neighborhood” we needed to consider the extent to which our intentional presence in Reservoir Hill would mean focusing on particular Jewish practices.
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The Fenigstein family, from left, Erin, Mila, 2, Tzuriel and Sophie, 1, of Reisterstown, paddle boat during the Pearlstone Center's Sukkot Family Farm Festival. (Photo by Steve Ruark)
Pearlstone Center Sukkot Festival Features Pickling, Boating and More
The next family festival will take place on Jan. 28 in celebration of the holiday of Tu B’Shvat.
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Mobile Sukkah Visits The Charmery and Other Hot Spots
Charm City Tribe’s mobile sukkah paid its fifth annual visit to The Charmery in Hampden. Visitors feasted on frozen concoctions, shook lulavs, socialized and enjoyed the unseasonably warm weather.
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Making a Pact with Oneself
Perhaps there’s something you’d like to study and learn? Something you’d like to invite into your life more and explore? Or that “lesson” that keeps appearing in your life that you haven’t quite learned yet, once and for all.
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When a Major Jewish Holiday Clashes With a Major Family Wedding
The Saturday evening wedding is, technically, after the holiday is over. I think the bride genuinely feels bad about the predicament this has put her observant family members in, and has done what she can to rectify the situation.
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GatherDC is hosting a Yom Kippur event at the Sauf Haus Bier Hall & Garten in Washington. (Courtesy of Sauf Haus Bier Hall & Garten)
Spending Yom Kippur in a Beer Garden
Aaron Potek, the 31-year-old rabbi for GatherDC, a nondenominational group that does outreach to young Jewish professionals, is hoping to reach young Jews who otherwise would not attend synagogue on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.
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For Secular Israeli Teens, the Eve of Yom Kippur is a Night of Forbidden Love
It is a custom especially beloved among Israeli teens. Despite the holiday’s somber character — and the scriptural prohibition of sex during the 25 hours of Yom Kippur — many look forward to Judaism’s holiest day as an opportunity for romance.
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