August 17, 2022 —

A summary of facts, rituals, and customs pertaining to the month of Nisan

August 17, 2022 —

When, under traditional Jewish law, you can get married and when you cannot, where to hold a wedding, and whom to invite

April 19, 2012 — This practice of counting, of singling out each day, also serves as a reminder to make each and every day count.

June 10, 2025 — Why can’t religious leaders and institutions say, with clarity, that the grotesque violence against a trapped civilian population in Gaza is indefensible and wrong?

May 2, 2025

June 17, 2025 — According to Mordecai Kaplan’s teachings, which have long resonated with me and so many others, to be Jewish in America is to live simultaneously in two rich civilizations, the Jewish and the American civilizations, both full of promise and character-shaping values. To be Jewish in America is to draw deeply from both of these civilizations in order to contribute meaningfully to both of them. As deeply as Kaplan believed this, living it out was often challenging in his day. Increasingly, it is challenging in our day as well.

August 30, 2022 —

The CBH Anti-Racism Project has created a way for each of us, at home, to mark the Omer with reflections on race and freedom.

June 30, 2024 — #post_excerpt

August 17, 2022 —

A summary of facts, characters, and holidays related to the month of Iyar