Speaking Of Things Jewish...

These days we often tend to fondly regard Sukkot as one of our quainter holidays: waving the lulav and etrog , buildi...

As Julie and I were talking this evening, it occurred to us that there is no brachah (blessing) for sex. Neither before nor afterward. Or i...

In the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict the day before yesterday, and the Melissa Alexander verdict (who received 20 years for firing a ...

I know Julie and I haven't posted in forever. It turns out that having a baby is time consuming: who knew? One of our congregants aske...

Julie and I recently went to see the film of Les Miserables , the musical/opera based on Victor Hugo’s magnificent novel. Though the film wa...

“Hashem is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? Hashem is the stronghold of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?” S...

As we look ahead to the month of August (it's the month before the High Holidays!), we acknowledge the intensity and special importan...

Today is Tisha b’Av, the ninth day of the month of Av. It is the nadir of our year: the rock bottom of our spiritual cycle. Man...

Note: links to the Brit Ahuvim documents themselves are at the bottom of this post There has been considerable discussion of ma...