Blog
Upcoming Events and Holidays
Passover – Pesach 2026 First Seder – Wed April 1 – Second Seder Thur April 2
Looking Back – Life Lessons on the Seder Plate
Seder Plate History
“I haven’t heard from him in years…” When Parents and Adult Children Are Estranged
Celebrate Passover End With Mimouna
The Modern Seder – Women’s Role
Last Supper? Passover Seder?
Passover Items for the Passover Seders
Trauma at the Seder Table
The B’nei Anusim Seder Hamishi
Sephardic Passover Traditions
Yom HaShoah April 13 and 14
Hijacking the Holocaust
The Swastika Tattoo
Holocaust Remembrance
At the Ferramonti Concentration Camp -Three Synagogues, High Holy Days and Bed Sheet Brides
The Holocaust’s Official Beginning Compels the Story of an Extraordinary Man
NEW! Paddington Bear Inspired by Jewish Refugee Children
Pittsburgh Massacre Thoughts
Shavuot
Tisha B’Av – A Jewish Memorial Day to Honor the Memory of the Jews of the Inquisition
The Month of Elul
Sukkot – Feast of the Tabernacles
Simchat Torah – Dancing with the Torah
Chanukah
An Ancient Chanukah Menorah Wasn’t a Menorah At All!
An Empty Chair at the Holiday Table
What’s a Rabbi Doing at the Nativity Scene?
Why We Jews Should Share Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” with Our Kids
The Kabbalistic Meaning of the Chanukah Candles
Cleaning Your Chanukah Menorah
Chanukah Candle Lighting Blessings
Making Virtual Chanukah Together
A Chanukah Gift with Spiritual Meaning
A Chanukah Tradition – The Teddy Bear
Chanukah and Christmas – Interfaith Issues
An Ancient Chanukah Menorah Wasn’t a Menorah At All!
What’s a Rabbi Doing at the Nativity Scene?
Why We Jews Should Share Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” with Our Kids
Getting Divorce Kids Through The Holiday Season
La Befana – In Southern Italy This Whimsical Character Embraces Diversity and Appeals to All
Happy Secular New Year
Christ is still the Christmas Headline
Jews and Jingle Bells: A Rabbi’s Thoughts on Christmas
International Holocaust Memorial Day
Tu B’Shevat – The Birthday of the Trees
