Torah
Labels for the checklist
Pin It “The Back Alley Approach” There was a post about categorizing people for dating purposes. I am not a fan of labels, or conforming to “ the man.†I... Read More »
Upsherin; It’s Finally Time To Look Like a Boy, Son.
Pin It The Before Shot A few weeks ago I attended a ceremony which celebrated a beautiful custom of some Jews, an Upsherin. For those of you unfamiliar with the... Read More »
Those Old Time Lox and Rolls
Pin It Approaching the secular new year, I sit nostalgic of the Jewneric that was in the days of yore. Well, that’s not really true. I sit wondering why the... 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 »
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 »
Believe it… OR ELSE
Pin It Part of my job working for a Jewish radio network involves answering the phones during regular office hours. It is so rare to feel that maybe you reached... 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 »
High Holy Day Story
Pin It In the Hebrew month of Elul in the Year 5705 Chazzan Naftali Stern of Satmir solicited the help of fellow prisoner at the Nazi labor camp at Welfsberg... Read More »
Life Before Life
Pin It There’s a saying: “those who do not believe in the World to come will not merit it.” It’s actually paraphrased from the Talmud in the last chapter (or... Read More »
Boundaries
Can we modern Jews embrace the modern world around us, while staying true to our ideals Read More »
