How to Love Yom Kippur
Sep 12, 2012 By Arnold M. Eisen | Commentary | Yom Kippur
The importance of “permission to pray with those who have transgressed,” recited immediately before chanting Kol Nidrei, is underlined in some congregations by the practice of repeating the words three times for added emphasis. The declaration clearly has enormous rhetorical power. But what does it mean? How can these words, this claim, help propel us forward into Kol Nidrei and beyond?
Read MoreThe Family Story
Mar 20, 2013 By Arnold M. Eisen | Commentary | Shabbat Hagadol | Pesah
I asked what part of the seder you most enjoy; whether any aspect of it bothers you; which piece of the Exodus story, if any, means a lot to you personally; and how, or if, you relate to the seder as a religious ceremony. Here’s what I learned from what you told me.
Read MoreTaking Judaism Public: From The Maccabees To Adam Sandler
Dec 15, 2014 By Shuly Rubin Schwartz | Short Video | Hanukkah
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Read MoreHanukkah Amongst The Christmas Trees
Dec 15, 2014 By Burton L. Visotzky | Short Video | Hanukkah
Read MoreCreating The Light Of Hanukkah
Dec 15, 2014 By Eliezer B. Diamond | Short Video | Hanukkah
Read MoreThe Fiction of Teshuvah
Nov 20, 2012
Does anyone ever really change their ways? Can we become “someone new”? Is teshuvah really possible, or is it just fiction? Best-selling authors Susan Isaacs and Linda Fairstein as they discuss this topic through the characters in their books.
Read MoreNew American Haggadah
Oct 5, 2012
An extraordinary conversation with one of America’s most acclaimed and influential young authors discussing the timelessness of the Passover story, the thinking behind the New American Haggadah, the secret desire of Jewish writers to be rabbis, and more.
Read MoreHow Holidays Of Light Make Hanukkah Brighter
Dec 15, 2014 By Judith Hauptman | Short Video | Hanukkah
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