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Sounds of Seders

Bringing Up Baby

Life cycle rituals are not fixed experiences—even when the text and ceremony stays the same. [more]

“The Odds Are, Don't Look Far,” by Ariel Warmflash

I’m not good at transitions, but there is comfort in knowing that even when things are “new-ish,” I never really have to go through them alone.  [more]

Yizkor on Memorial Day

It took the recitation of Yizkor on Memorial Day to remind me of this important fact: it is incumbent on me as a citizen to take time to reflect and remember.   [more]

True Confessions of an Omer Walker

I pray that I continue to remember to prioritize both my spiritual and physical sustenance each and every day, even if only for the amount of time that it takes to recite a simple blessing.  [more]

Waiting

I think of the Omer—this period of time we are now in the midst of—as learning to count, learning to wait. [more]

Springing Into Action

Spring Break is often a time for beach parties and fun in the sun, but for many students on college campuses throughout America, Spring Break is increasingly a time for serving our communities and our earth through immersive service-learning experiences.  [more]

In Search of a Poetic Ritual for Yom HaZikaron/Ha'Atzmaut

Yom HaZikaron cannot only be about our own pain, for we will continue to hurt as long as others hurt. [more]

Walking the Omer

This practice of counting, of singling out each day, also serves as a reminder to make each and every day count. [more]

Civil Disobedience and Passover

There’s something we don’t talk about enough when we tell the Passover story, and that is civil disobedience--in particular, the civil disobedience of five women who enabled Moses to survive his infancy. [more]

Sounds of Seders

We still sing things like “Had Gadya” and “Dayenu,” but seldom are they as memorable as the songs that come from the heart. [more]