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Feb 17, 2026, 5:24 AM

What Kind of Sukkah are You?

Life is full of tests. Some of them we choose, but many of them choose us. Some tests are predictable while others come out of nowhere. The real question is not whether we'll fall — it’s what we do...

Yael Chaya Miriam Gray

Oct 16, 2025, 7:07 AM

Moses: The Fruit Of The Tree That Took 120,000 Years To Ripen: A Chiddush

Preface: In Ḥasidic teaching, the 120 days between Shavuot and Yom Kippur—consisting of the three forty-day ascents of Moshe—trace the inner arc of reality itself: first tablets (pure gift), the shattering and plea (fall and teshuvah), and second tablets (forgiveness...

Annette Poizner

Oct 6, 2025, 12:24 AM

Upright of Heart, Upright Qi

Reflecting on the holiday we just observed, we will recall that on the eve of Yom Kippur, as the sun sets and the congregation gathers in white, the service begins when a single verse pierces the air: “Light is...

Nina B. Mogilnik

Oct 6, 2025, 12:19 AM

Ever since my husband told me that he heard astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson describe human beings as nothing more than stardust, I have been captivated and honestly thrilled by that idea. To know that all we are — and...

Yael Chaya Miriam Gray

Oct 5, 2025, 6:56 AM

Nature Abhors A Void And, In Jewish Mysticism, G-d Does, Too

A void is not merely a gap; it is an absence that thinks it is neutral. In the Jewish imagination — in the Torah’s living tradition, the mesorah — absence is never passive. The moment the light withdraws, something...

Mihran Kalaydjian

Oct 3, 2025, 12:26 AM

From Reflection to Renewal: How Yom Kippur Calls Us to Radical Kindness

Each year on Yom Kippur, Jewish communities across the world gather in prayer, reflection, and atonement. The day compels us to confront our shortcomings, seek forgiveness, and commit to change. It is a day of honesty, humility, and hope....

Oct 3, 2025, 12:03 AM

Those Opposed to Occupation Must Atone for Not Being With Us On the Ground

This blog entry was supposed to be sent in this morning, but we have been dealing all day with precisely the settler violence and a false arrest that wouldn’t have happened if more of those of you who oppose...

Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld

Oct 1, 2025, 11:21 AM

Digital resolutions: A liturgical deletion of the cache

Illustrative. Concept of using judgement in computing and AI. (iStock)

We often fall into the habits that tech companies nudge us toward, but we must take greater care and recalibrate our responsibility for the runaway train of AI

Oct 1, 2025, 8:09 AM

Yom Kippur is not about behavior

Every healthy living being has an immune system. It’s vital. Things inevitably go wrong, and when they do, if you don’t know how to fix them, you’re in real trouble. The same is true for us. We go wrong. God...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Oct 1, 2025, 7:52 AM

Some short, deep questions on Yom Kippur

What are your deep questions on Yom Kippur? Is Yom Kippur a solemn day or a happy day? It's like crying. Crying can make you sad, but if you do it well, it leaves you feeling happy. Regret is not so...

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