I made this Haggadah to highlight lessons from the Passover seder that can create thoughtful conversation about personal growth as well as growth in a relationship. Passover Haggadah for Honeymoon Israel
By Elizabeth Bryant | Religion News Service January 13 at 3:59 PM PARIS — Claude Chiche doesn’t wear a skullcap, but he has strong opinions about them. “There are some here want to take off their kippah because they’re afraid,” said Tunisian-born Chiche, referring to the Hebrew word for yarmulke or skullcap. “But they shouldn’t accept this; […]
Coloring isn’t a Jewish issue but creativity, relaxation, and decreasing negative thoughts definitely are Jewish thoughts. This aritcle from Higher Perspective shares 7 benefits. 1. You improve your concentration. We live in a hectic world these days. Our concentration is often incredibly split between work, home, electronics, and other stimuli. When you sit down and […]
Having personally witnessed this, my feeling is that it never helps and always damages. A great piece by Sharon Shapiro. One bad apple spoils the whole bunch. This seems to be the philosophy behind why some rabbis advise parents to kick out a deviant child, cutting off all contact, except for the most delicate thread […]
Interesting article from The Forward. When Jessica Zimet gave birth to her daughter Aviah in April, the Tel Aviv hospital was so crowded, she said, that she was rushed out of the delivery room to make space for the next expectant mother. Born nine months after the start of Operation Protective Edge, Aviah was part […]
Reform Jews can die for Israel, but not all would be buried as JewsAfter another round of insults from ultra-Orthodox Israeli politicians, Diaspora leaders and Israeli MKs defend Liberal Judaism, saying ‘a Jew is a Jew.’ But freedom of religion activists say that’s not enoughBY AMANDA BORSCHEL-DAN July 8, 2015, 4:58 pm 63 At age […]
Minaa B. talks about her experience of struggling with depression within the church and trying to fix it by becoming closer to God. This isn’t limited to just the church but happens in the Jewish world as well. I experienced it myself while in yeshiva. Religion and God can enrich a person’s life but it […]
Sometimes a trailblazer attempts to level criticism at someone or something within the Orthodox Jewish community. That hero is too often scorned. “He has an agenda.” (Of course he does! His agenda is to make Orthodox Judaism better!) “Who is she to criticize?!” (A very brave person!) “But there’s so much good in the community! […]
Another Rabbinic Scandal and How to Prevent the Next One: a blog by Rabbi Marc D. Angel Monday, June 1 2015 With profound sadness I (and so many others) read a full page article in the Sunday New York Times (May 31, 2015) dealing with the bizarre behavior of a prominent Modern Orthodox rabbi. This […]
1 in 6 Jews are new to Judaism – and 9 other new Pew findings By Uriel HeilmanMay 12, 2015 12:02am Some 90 percent of Jews are white, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. (David Polonsky) NEW YORK (JTA) – The Pew Research Center’s newly released 2014 U.S. Religious Landscape Study […]