Passover requires a lot of work. Cleaning, cooking and planning a seder involve a great deal of time and labor. These poems, songs, and kavannot help us prepare our hearts as well as our homes.
Preparing for Passover
Passover Sneaking Up on You? Let Serach Be Your Guide
Serach is the one who helps us, the unready, become ready.
Passover is approaching sooner than we'd like to admit, and as usual, I'm not ready. It behooves me to remember that I'm in a...
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Freedom and Responsibility
The Jewish concept of freedom is not solely about escaping bondage. It’s not freedom “from,” it’s freedom “to.”
If the story of the Exodus from Egypt was just about freedom from slavery it...
The Joy of Clutter
I am invincible! I am woman! Hear me roar as I chuck, heave, and unclutter my life, determined to make space—for what, I’m not sure.
Armed with heavy duty garbage bags, a “How to Unclutter...
Religious Books As Art Objects: An Interview with Publisher David Zvi Kalman
A few weeks ago I saw a sponsored Facebook post announcing the publication of the Asufa Haggadah. While I normally tend to ignore sponsored posts, this one stood out, and I dutifully clicked on the...