Weekly Wisdom

It used to be that, in the run up to Thanksgiving, only the turkey was anxious. But for over a decade, mental health professionals have been warning of an alarming

The fall holidays keep on coming…. and there is an important lesson in contrasting the role of Yom Kippur’s Day of Atonement with that of Sukkot’s Festival of Booths. The

  This Fourth of July commemorates 242 years of the noble experiment we call the United States of America. Many of us can appreciate America’s founding documents as sacred texts.

Judaism encourages us to have a strong yet healthy work ethic. Humans can live up to their divine image when they create, repair, think and otherwise contribute to a society.

Albert Einstein famously said, “Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.” The approaching Jewish holiday of Shavuot is a fine time to

By Avi West, Senior Education Officer & Master Teacher, Department of Jewish Life & Learning On April 20, corresponding to the 5th of the Hebrew month of Iyar, the modern

On American Arbor Day, children hear about Johnny Appleseed. On the Jewish birthday of trees, known as Tu B’Shevat the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shevat, which falls this

On December 12, we will gather with family and friends to celebrate the beginning of the Festival of Lights. This year, as you fry your latkes and light the first