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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?

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.