Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate. Next up, Hanukkah! Craving potato latkes or sufganiyot? Check out Tori Avey’s easy-to-follow...

It is the JCC’s distinct honor to host the Bar Mitzvah of Eli Sheldon this Friday night and Saturday. You...

You are not alone. A song lyric that may remind you of Michael Jackson or Dear Evan Hansen depending where...

本音vs 建前 Honne vs Tatemae With the exception of the enduring centrality of the fax machine, there is little expats...

BBYO is Launching in Japan!The Jewish Community of Japan is excited to be working with BBYO to launch a local...

Young Professionals. The Junior League. NextGen. UJA-Generosity. Nearly every urban environment contains a cohort of folks in their 20s and...

As we prepare to enter 紅葉/kōyō I welcome everyone back from their summer holidays and High Holidays. The most common...

Kabbalat Shabbat. How did a 15th-16th century innovation of the Jewish mystic Rabbi Isaac Luria in Tzfat take on such...

Sunday School this past week rocked the house. I am surprised we were not pelted with quail eggs by our...

Please find below the Kübler-Ross rundown of where we are in the Jewish calendar. Denial: Chazzan Yoni Roth’s arrival from...

“These Jews and their f@!$%#& tree houses” the now resigned-in-disgrace former Governor of my home state of New York, Andrew...

Aliyah. Plural: Aliyot. Noun. The Cambridgestein-Websterowitz Dictionary defines the term as ‘elevation’ or ‘the act of being elevated’. In the...