Holidays
What Are you doing on Christmas?
Pin It A friend of mine (who is not Jewish) called me today to ask me, “What do Jews do on Christmas?†I asked him if he wanted the stereotype... Read More »
The Halachot of Festivus
Pin It Festivus is celebrated each year on December 23rd. For the uninitiated, Festivus comes from a Seinfeld episode in which George Costanza’s father creates a holiday because he is... Read More »
Delicious for Chanukah!
Pin It Looking for the perfect holiday snack? Need something more substantial to go along with your latkes and sufganiot? Why not Ham? At least, that’s what this clueless butcher... Read More »
Sukkah Hop with Law Students
Pin It Below are a few pictures of the Touro Law Sukkah. This is a completely new Sukkah, 14?x20? that has been purchased specifically for this new building. This picture... Read More »
Virtual Sukkah Hop – Washington, DC
Pin It Here is a picture of our Sukkah. It is located right outside of Washington, DC. It’s big and blue, and adorned with artwork from the grandchildren, a paper... Read More »
Virtual Sukkah Hop
Pin It One of the mitzvot of Succot is to invite guests (Ushpizzin) into the sukkah to share in the simcha of the holiday. With that in mind we at... Read More »
Chag Sameach
Pin It Chag Sameach (Happy Holidays) from all of us at [*picture drawn by Talya Weinberg on Facebook's graffiti application Read More »
Fear and Loathing in Passaic, NJ
Pin It Rachel Krich’s recent post regarding swastikas and other Nazi paraphernalia showing up in upper class Manhattan neighborhoods inspired me to pay more attention to the kind of event... Read More »
In a Den of Thieves, Looking for Answers
Pin It As the final hours before the opening of the “holiest day of the year” are upon us, I wonder the same thing I always do. Who the hell... Read More »
The Succah of My Memories
Pin It Growing up in Montreal, Quebec, we had very cold days in our hut. Our succah was unique or at least I thought it was. The succah sat perched... Read More »
Mikvah Tactics for the Nervous Bather
Pin It I have noticed in the last few years that more and more people seem to be going to the mikvah on the days before Rosh Hashana and Yom... Read More »
Kinos Teshuva
Pin It The time between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur (this week) is a time of intense prayer (tefilla) and repentance (teshuva) Read More »
Shakespeare and Yom Kippur
Pin It A few years ago my son, Moishe, and I, went to see Hamlet. The theater was out of doors in a hilly, tree filled, part of Wisconsin .... Read More »
Shofar Sho Good
Pin It Who doesn’t enjoy the theme of “Beverly Hills Cop” played by shofar? Clip from Late Night with Conan O’Brien Read More »
What Makes Someone a Role Model?
Pin It I would like to start this column by saying that I am an avid sports fan. Growing up in the D.C. metropolitan area, I have always held close... Read More »
10 Ways to Delve into Your Jewish Heritage on National Museum Day
Pin It This year the National Museum Day, a day where you can go to many of your favorite museums for free, is taking place on Saturday September 29th, or... Read More »
The Many Sounds of the Shofar
Pin It As I was standing in shul one Elul morning, I heard the powerful sounds of a shofar blown with considerable demonstration of skill and not a little flair.... Read More »
