Putting up the sukkah is always a fun family activity! First we have to go to the garden store to buy the schach (in our case, we use corn ...

Earlier in the summer, I posted about my garden . I must admit, it's been a pretty pathetic growing season for me. And inspired by t...

It's customary to greet one another in the days before Yom Kippur with the words "tzom kal" - "may you have an easy fast....

The new movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs , came out over the Rosh HaShanah weekend. For obvious reasons, we haven't seen it yet,...

From my family to yours...May you have a year full of joy, goodness, health, and peace.

Rabbis do a lot of stuff to prepare for the holidays. Most of us write sermons and freak out. I do that in spades, trust me. I do not ...

My great-uncle celebrated his 90th birthday last week. He has played saxophone and clarinet almost his whole life...and he hasn't qu...