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In synagogue on Saturday, as we read Parsha Noach, I was reminded by the brilliant young woman who was becoming a bat mitzvah, about the number 40 appearing again and again throughout Jewish tradition. For 40 days and nights, rain fell upon…
The Jewish ritual I didn’t know I needed for my pre-teen daughter. Design by Avital Dayanim Since I became a mother, my absolute favorite Jewish ritual has become Kol Hene’arim (“all the children”), which happens on Simchat Torah, the holiday…
Shabbat and Yom Tov are both work-free times, so it’s easy to assume that the rules governing them are identical. There are 39 categories of work forbidden on Shabbat, but on the festivals, certain activities related to preparing food are allowed…
Psychology gives us knowledge, while spirituality helps us understand the wisdom behind that knowledge. Let's take a simple example: Live in the present. We hear this advice everywhere. We understand the words, and we know that overthinking about the past…
Jewish Herald-Voice New JLI course: ‘Kabbalah and the Hidden Architecture of You’
Jewish Herald-Voice From Rosh Hashanah to Simchat Torah, Chabad at Rice builds community
Columbia Daily Spectator
“Psychology can make us feel good, but religion can make us be good.” Religiosity is often considered as one the primary source of well-being and meaning according to numerous studies, and for me personally whom i considered to be religious…
The invisible power of small, everyday gestures that sustain families and heal the soul Forgiveness. A Silent Wisdom, Rafael Domingo Oslé, La Esfera de los Libros, Madrid, 2026. Rafael Domingo Oslé (Logroño, 1963) es un jurista y catedrático español, estudioso de derecho…
I confess that there’s an element of crazy in my stubborn refusal to buy ready made food for Shabbat. No matter how many people I host, I cook the entire meal from scratch. Call it stubbornness. Call it tradition. Maybe…