Looking to Commemorate Tu B’Shevat in Philly? Here’s How
Tu B’Shevat, the New Year of the Trees, is upon us.
For those of a certain age and level of observation, this may call to...
These 20-Sided Dice Put a Spin on the Chanukah Game
Ritualwell.org Managing Editor Hila Ratzabi never saw anything like it before: One day while browsing Facebook, she came across a post by a man...
Chanukah 2019: 14 Ways to Celebrate in the Philadelphia Area
As the weather gets colder and 2019 nears to a close, the Jewish community is ending the year in style with some holiday delights....
Getting Serious About Chanukah
Let’s be real: Chanukah is far from the most theologically significant Jewish holiday on the calendar.
Reasonable minds can differ over whether it counts, strictly...
Gift Ideas for Chanukah 2019
Without cheating: Do you know when the first night of Chanukah is this year? Go ahead, take a guess.
It’s Dec. 22! You’ve actually got...
After ‘Weather Bomb’ Topples Sukkahs, Community Helps Out
Throughout this Sukkot, lulavs were shaken but so, too, were sukkahs — many to their makeshift foundations, by a record-setting storm classified as a...
Main Line Reform Temple Brings Sukkot in the Sukkah-Mobile
There’s nothing like last week’s pounding rain and 50 mph winds to remind sukkah-dwellers of the impermanence of the sukkah as a symbol.
Still, when...
Center City Kehillah Expands Number of Sukkahs in Public Parks
The Center City Kehillah has built a sukkah at Julian Abele Park in Graduate Hospital for the last several years, but this year the...
Synagogue Constructs Large Inflatable Whale for Yom Kippur
The reading of the Book of Jonah is customary for Yom Kippur, but one synagogue is going a step further.
Beth David Reform Congregation in...
WRTI 90.1 Marks the High Holidays With Special Programming
By WRTI Staff
WRTI 90.1 is marking the Days of Awe with special programming.
Throughout the 10-day holiday season on WRTI, listeners will hear a variety...