The holiest day of the year, Yom Kippur. This is the day when we as the Jewish nation repent knowing God will forgive us. This...
“All who are hungry, let them come and eat! All who are needy, let them come and conduct the Pesach Seder! Now we...
Of all Jewish holidays, Chanukah is one of the most well-known to non-Jews. Holidays like Yom Kippur, Purim, and Sukkot seem to...
I don’t have to tell you that this year’s holidays are going to be different. I don’t have to describe to you how it felt...
The “new year” of the trees, also referred to as the birthday of the trees or Tu B’shvat, meaning the 15th of Shvat,...
As Modern Orthodox Jews, we’re all well versed in the practice of combining our authentic selves with who we feel we are supposed...
It is custom among Jews of Ashkenazi descent to read Sefer Kohelet, or Ecclesiastes, from the Ketuvim on the Shabbat of Chol Hamoed...
While Rosh HaShanah is mainly known as the Jewish new year, its true origin is often overlooked, which is the commemoration of...
By Joshua H. Glettner, 10th grade Imagine you have a perfect system for completing all your work and always studying exactly...
Rosh Hashanah is one of my favorite holidays, as it reminds me that I have a new year ahead of me full of new experiences, challenges...
By Sharon Khalil, 11th grade Recently in my Tanach class with Rabbi Schwarzberg, we debated the...