The Fast of Gedaliah, observed the day after Rosh Hashana (September 21), is among the most overlooked of Jewish holidays. Sandwiched between the Days of

My cousin David was exercised. At the Seder, I had introduced the Hasidic idea that mitzrayim, Egypt, could be read asmetzarim, straits or narrowing. In this

As we read Megillat Esther on Purim, Queen Vashti’s act of disobedience generates much perplexity. It is difficult to resolve whether to view her as

Like a tree, the Jewish holiday for trees has changed and evolved throughout history. In the 16th century, the kabbalists of Safed transformed Tu Bishvat