The Lone Voice of the Shofar: A Call from Isolation
Here in the Northeast, it has been almost six months of varying degrees of self isolation and social distancing. That is six months of sourdough bread Youtube videos or garden experiments or other creative pursuits. Or... not.
Kolbo Tips: Our Top 3 Ways to Tackle Candle Residue
Our customers often ask us how to remove wax from the Shabbat candlestick sets and menorahs they choose from our gallery. After lots of trial and error, we have recently compiled a few quick and simple ways to tackle this job.
Chanukah Recipes Revamped
Coming to the end of December (and Kislev), the Festival of Lights looms brightly in the corners of our eyes. The moon wanes in the sky, we dig our menorahs out of storage—or perhaps purchase one for the first time—
From Tea Lattes to Talmud: Creating Spiritual Coziness Between Holidays
As the warm weather recedes and is replaced by quintessential fall days, early sunsets and frosty mornings, many of us feel a sense of loss. We are already nostalgic for those long summer afternoons, the barbeque heating up and the sound of kids’ voices as they chase each other along the beach. American culture’s answer to this seasonal despondency is potatoes. A lot of potatoes, preferably served next to a lovely roast turkey and cranberry crumble. Comfort food, expressing gratitude, and getting cozy together as the winter approaches are wonderful antidotes to the sadness of saying goodbye to summer.
Staff Picks: Honey and Apple Set Roundup
Autumn is nearly here, and with that, the holiday season is upon us. We mean apple season, of course. Just kidding (mostly)! But Rosh Hashanah and apples do go hand in hand: During the Jewish New Year, we dip apples
Welcoming Elul: A Spiritual Check-Up
What does it truly mean to take account of one’s soul? One way to understand it is searching within ourselves to find our deepest truths, beliefs, and alignments, and making sure that our actions are in step with them. In other words, it means beginning the work that will lead us to releasing the tensions, in
Our Soul Remembers: Finding Hope on Tisha B'Av
On the Ninth of Av, the anniversary of the destruction of both ancient temples, the Western Wall—now the last fragment of what was once a grand and welcoming home shared by G-d and humankind—is awash with mourners, gathering to read the book of Lamentations.
Deeper Beauty: Connecting to Intention Through Hiddur Mitzvah
The Hebrew root of “I will glorify G-d” [anveihu] can be understood as either nah’eh, meaning “handsome” or “pleasing,” or nah’veh, meaning “dwelling place” or “home.” Looking at hiddur mitzvah through these lenses, we are invited to explore an alternate understanding than what we may think of as creating beauty: it calls on us to create a home for the Divine presence through our actions.
Connecting in the Digital Age: Jewish Unity in the Face of Extraordinary Diversity
Today, the Jewish community faces a new challenge in that we are more blessedly diverse than ever before, but, as a result, the interests that might bind us can be less obvious than they once were. There is no longer just one perceived “insider language” of the Jewish people, and this fact is becoming increasingly clear to us as technology advances.
Honoring Her Story: Mother's Day 2019
The Torah shares the stories of mothers in every stage. First Sarah and later Rachel as soon-to-be mothers, yearning for a child of their own while their extended families blossom; The fierce love of Rebecca for her son Yaakov, the bravery of Yocheved who cast her infant into the Nile in desperate hope for his survival;
Centering Liberation: a Guide for a Social Justice Seder
The phrase “social justice” tends to awaken strong feelings in people because it evokes core beliefs, values and experiences. Justice, and the search for it, has always been inherently political; it's a struggle between the “haves and the have-nots,” and a conversation about where power lies and why.
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