Here’s a mindbender for you: Rosh Hashanah begins the new year, but Pesach falls in the first month! The best way to understand [...]

One of the great controversies in Jewish history was the setting of the calendar. Though the Bible declared that certain holy days were [...]

While inventing the week would have certainly ranked among early Judaism’s greatest gifts to the world, the Shabbat is the crowning glory. So [...]

As I write this, I’m still recovering from the time change due to daylight saving. It’s remarkable how our internal clocks are set [...]

This week's Kavanot focus on some of the core concepts of the Jewish Mussar practice, called middot. To learn more, visit the website. Responsibility:  אחריות – Achrayut Trust: [...]

This week’s Kavanot focus on some of the core concepts of the Jewish Mussar practice, called middot. To learn more visit the website. Equanimity: מנוחת הנפש – Menuchat [...]

This week’s Kavanot focus on some of the core concepts of the Jewish Mussar practice, called middot. To learn more, visit the website. Humility: ענוה – Anavah Patience: סבלנות [...]

Though I wouldn’t call myself a practitioner, I am intrigued by the ancient Jewish path to self-improvement called Mussar. Mussar is defined as: …a treasury of [...]

Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year falls in the shadow of the death of Sidney Poitier. Reading the many essays written about [...]