
What Celebrating Shabbat Can Do For Our Mental Wellness
Originally Published on Chabad.org It was about a year ago. I was caught in traffic on one of Toronto’s main streets on my way home
Originally Published on Chabad.org It was about a year ago. I was caught in traffic on one of Toronto’s main streets on my way home
Mi’she, mi’she, mi’she, mi’she, mi’she’ nichnas Adar מש, מש, מש, מש, משנכנס אדר As the time of Purim nears, I have memories of my daughter
Love seems to flourish in the spring, just as the green peeks out beneath months of snow, and flowers begin to burst forth. And as
On Tisha B’av, Jewish communities across the globe remember and lament the destruction of the first and second Temples in Jerusalem through a series of
Shavuot, or the “Festival of Weeks” in Hebrew (חג השבועות, Chag HaShavuot), occurs fifty days after the second day of Passover. Although the holiday’s origins
Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew (פֶּסַח), is a major Jewish holiday that commemorates the biblical story of the enslaved children of Israel leaving ancient Egypt.
Passover signifies a metamorphosis within the Jewish people. They go from serving as slaves in Egypt to being free men and women wandering the desert.
I can talk to my mom about anything: my crushes, the drama at school, our shared gynecologist and so forth. We are open about our
As Pesach draws near, I am contemplating part of the Seder. In my family, as in so many others these days, we add to the
Image credit: Illustrated Megillah. Hamburg State and University Library, Germany, 1434. Purim (פּוּרִים) is the Jewish holiday commemorating when the Jewish people living in