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• A down-to-earth, ‘Avatar’ Tu B’Shvat

  January 19, 2010 7:11pm

  Like the Na’vi who worship trees in “Avatar,” Jews will celebrate the New Year for Trees on Jan. 30, expressing in song and seder a kind of tree love as well.

• On New Year’s Day, cheering for hands-on Judaism

  December 22, 2009 3:48am

  The first day of the new year, a Friday night, is a perfect time to have a Shabbat with family and friends, and to bless the kids.

• At Chanukah, lighting up the tzedakah stairway

  December 4, 2009 9:49pm

  At the Festival of Lights time or anytime — on the street, at your door, in the mail or online — there are many ways to respond to requests for tzedakah.

• Table talk for a Jewish Thanksgiving

  November 20, 2009 2:56am

  For what should a Jew be thankful? Here’s a discussion for the table and a few answers.

• When Havdalah haunts Halloween

  October 26, 2009 11:25pm

  JTA columnist Edmon Rodman suggests that this Saturday night is the perfect time to accentuate the distinction between Holy Shabbat time and the secular every day.

• Raising sukkahs and consciousness the DIY way

  October 1, 2009 1:15am

  As you lay out the materials and tools to build your own sukkah, as you define the space that will define your season of joy, think about this: As you build the sukkah, is the sukkah building you?

• Reading the stones of Rosh Hashanah

  September 7, 2009 7:02pm

  Hebrew headstones are talking. As the Jewish New Year approaches, we have a good chance to listen — an opportunity, really, to honor lives lived, and to deepen our understanding of Jewish time and place by visiting a Jewish cemetery.

• Someone’s listening on Yom Kippur

  September 7, 2009 7:02pm

  Yom Kippur is a difficult day with fasting and Yizkor. So as an aid to help awaken your listening skills and sermon focus, here are some tips.

• Time for a Jewish Couples Hall of Fame

  July 31, 2009 6:38pm

  Tu B’Av, the little-known and ancient Jewish holiday of love, should also become a time for examining and celebrating the state of Jewish coupledom.

• After swine flu: Finding camp at home

  July 24, 2009 5:26pm

  A father recounts the experience of bringing his son back from camp.