Judaism

Local

Death as a Constant Part of Life

Torah

Is Golan Heights Part of Holy Land?

Arts

Hidden City Festival Reveals Revitalization of 'Little Shul'

Torah

Sukkot Has a Message That May Be Surprising

Sukkot

By:

Rabbi Adam Zeff

Autumn brings with it many transitions -- from the heat of the sun to the coolness of falling leaves, from vacation to the familiar rhythms of school and work, from regular days to festival days and back again. Through it all, we return again and again to central questions.

Yom Kippur

A Touch of Tradition Amid 'Occupy' Protests

By:

Mordechai Shinefeld | Je Feature

Protesters chanted, waved signs and marched around City Hall in downtown Philadelphia, a group of Jewish organizers staged an unusual approach to social activism: They davened the Yom Kippur Kol Nidre service. Next to Emlen Etting's abstract "Phoenix Rising" sculpture, and beneath the watchful eyes of helmeted police officers patrolling the street above, some 100 worshipers gathered in a recessed...

Yom Kippur

Nirvana Through Food?

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Elyse Glickman | JE Feature

With Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in the rear-view mirror, many Jewish women still find themselves atoning on a daily basis, especially about what they look like and what food sins they may have committed to get there.

Food

Dessert Breads: Sweet Endings in the Sukkah

Sukkot is the Jewish holiday most closely associated with the Earth itself.

Sukkot

Balmy Sunday Provides Builders Perfect Weather

By:

Deborah Hirsch

University of the Arts junior Paul Zilberman wrestled with a twisted mess of nylon fabric, frowning at the sukkah frame it was somehow supposed to cover.