Today begins the Hebrew month of Shevat, a month in which we celebrate Tu b’Shevat and the new year of the trees. [...]

This week, Parashat Bo recounts the last three plagues brought upon Egypt: locusts, darkness, and death of the firstborn. Familiar to many from [...]

There’s something special about having a holiday whose name literally means “dedication” falling right around the secular new year. While Hanukkah celebrates the [...]

To someone who doesn’t pay attention to the Hebrew calendar, Hanukkah falling right around Christmas may not seem particularly abnormal. To others, it [...]

This year, in preparation for Hanukkah, I have been embracing the song Banu Choshech Legaresh, meaning “We Came to Expel the Darkness”. Written by Sarah [...]

If you’re like me, you may have a similar thought every day around 3 p.m. this time of year: “I can’t believe the [...]

This week in our fall Introduction to Judaism course, we dove into the Hebrew Calendar and the way it has developed over time. We looked [...]

As a lover of Jewish time, I always make a point to keep an eye on the moon as its light fluctuates [...]

This week, we read the double Torah portion, Nitzavim-Vayeilech. Nitzavim in particular is jam-packed with “good stuff”, including a pretty intense pep talk from Moses to [...]

Ani L’dodi V’dodi Li The rabbis teach that the word Elul, the name of this month, is an acronym for the well-known phrase [...]