Think & Reflect:     Is Thanksgiving a Jewish holiday?  Not – it is for all of us in the US but did you know that the Hebrew word for Jews, “Yehudim”,...

Think & Reflect:      A new teacher at our school asked why all the holidays have to be so close together. We had Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and...

Think & Reflect:       We just completed the many holidays that start our Jewish year.   For many, it is a relief and for many, it has started a new year...

Think & Reflect:       Everyone has a favorite holiday and it comes as no surprise to those who know me, that my favorite is Simchat Torah.   What biblioholic would not...

Think & Reflect:         The days of Rosh Hashanah, the ten days of teshuvah (repentance), and Yom Kippur are both happy and reflective. We are looking at the past year...

Think & Reflect:     Next month, Tishri, is the 7th month of the Hebrew calendar and also the Jewish new year.  The first month is actually Nisan, which is during Passover....

Think & Reflect:     The month of Elul begins and we are getting ready for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur plus more holidays to follow. There is no special importance for...

Think & Reflect:     Back in February, we were getting ready for camp and I wrote: “Camp is the most important experience in a child’s life!!    This goes double for...

Think & Reflect:       The 17th of Tammuz was the start of what we call “The Three Weeks”. The Hebrew for this translates as “between the straits/days of distress” and...

Think & Reflect:     Jewish fasting is one of the most interesting of Jewish rituals – Yom Kippur, the most known and observed, is supposed to make us reflect on our...