Tonight is Kol Nidre, one of the holiest nights of the Jewish year, and beginning of the Yom The post Why I Won’t Pray in Shul Tonight on Kol Nidre: appeared first on Tikun Olam ת… Read More

My Toronto cousin picked me up from my Tibetan friends in time for a family brunch with other cousins, the Catholic side of the family, who had driven over from Niagara to visit me. My diet… Read More

Individuals who moved to Israel felt frightened in the one spot they didn’t anticipate feeling compromised for their Judaism. Dissidents yelled obscenities as thousands accumulated… Read More

(English version. French version below ) Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941)is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making… Read More

“Patricia Kopatchinskaja’s new disc with the Camera Bern is another of the violinist’s thoughtful and eclectic mix-ups.” — The GuardianCamerata Bern Orc… Read More

Kol Nidre has been part of the Yom Kippur service for over 1000 years. Turn your sound up for this beautiful rendition sung by the IDF Cantor and Rabbinical Choir. _______________________… Read More

Profoundly inspirational jazz quotes will fire up your brain and encourage you to look at life differently while making you laugh. Famous Jazz Quotes Jazz is not something that can be… Read More

As many of you know, in January of 2020 it was my great honor to become Tzedek Chicago’s full-time rabbi. Among my first orders of business at the time was to find an office and a more… Read More

Yesterday, a per curiam Sixth Circuit panel (Sutton, McKeague, and Nalbandian) decided Maryville Baptist Church v. Beshear. (Eugene blogged about it earlier.) This decision halted the K… Read More

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is considered the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. The date of Yom Kippur is 10th day of Tishri. This calendar day is the same day when G‑D forgave the… Read More

Join Rachel Lichtenstein on Sunday June 19th for a walk around the Jewish East End as part of the Immigrants of Spitalfields Festival. Rachel is a writer and artist whose books inc… Read More

Compared to most other holidays on the Jewish calendar, Shavuot is perhaps one of the dullest ritually speaking. Consuming dairy products, hardly stacks up against the symbols and rituals a… Read More

I am going to deliver this to the AJU Hillel this Shabbat, so please understand the esoteric nature of some of my statements... For your mouth-watering pleasure, I also present various pictu… Read More