In both Los Angeles and Israel, whether they went out to rejoice in the holiday or stayed in, everyone agreed that this year’s...

We are cleansed of our sins on Yom Kippur when we confess, when we apologize, and when we forgive ourselves. The process of teshuva...

“A life lived without forgiveness is a prison,” said William Arthur Ward, an American motivational writer. That’s pretty...

Coming shortly after Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Sukkot is a time that, if one is not careful, could seem simply like a fall...

Shavuot is known as the fun holiday where we stay up all night learning Torah, eating endless amounts of cheesecake and as many...

Lag BaOmer is a joyous holiday that takes place on the 33rd day of the omer – the 49-day period between Passover and Shavuot,...

“In every generation, a person must regard himself as though he personally had gone out of Egypt” (Mishnah Pesachim 10:5)....

I want to invite you to a day I spent with my grandfather about a month ago. He had recently informed me that he was in need of...

This Chanukah 5780, senior Yael Rubin’s family will be exchanging gifts among aunts, uncles and cousins. Dean of Students Rabbi...

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...

It’s that time of the year again, when all Jews finally get to wear the discounted costumes they purchased back in November...