Holidays

Tzvi Sinensky suggests that we can best understand the Haggadah against the backdrop of Sefer Devarim.

Yom Kippur as a mother, explored by The Lehrhaus's Leslie Ginsparg Klein

David Zvi Kalman reviews Koren Publishers’ new graphic novel version of Megillat Esther.

Shalva Muschel offers some perspective on George Elliot's leading Jews and the newest attempt to gain a fuller appreciation of Daniel Deronda.

Ari Lamm offers a retrospective on the music of Steely Dan and its significance for Rosh Hashanah.

After six months suspended between quarantine, isolation, and uncertainty, it’s natural to want to run away from home, especially as Yom Kippur looms and we realize it’s time for a change. But, as Matthew Nitzanim explains, this understandable reaction would miss the point of Teshuvah: everything we need to work on is right here, wherever it is we find ourselves.

Dan Margulies explores various opinions on where to light a Hanukah Lamp in dorms and apartments.

Stuart Halpern explains how, when faced with uncertainty, danger, and personal and communal hardships, Americans have turned to the story of the Exodus for inspiration.

Rabbi Josh Rosenfeld offers insight into the nature of the Jewish mystical tradition by examining some of Rashbi's stories. 

Benjamin Barer traces the word Hevel through Jewish texts, showing how the use of the same word can teach us both about the wisdom of Kohelet we read this past Shabbat and the character of Hevel who we will read about in this week's Parashah.