Which Day is October 7?

October 7, 2026

When is the right day to commemorate a tragedy? The question becomes complicated — even more so than the complications …

The Wisdom of Joanne Fink this Sukkot

September 25, 2026

Driving home from dinner in a friend’s sukkah, I glanced up and saw the full moon. A perfect disk hung …

September 10, 2026

I know you will understand when I say that time seems to have its own pace. It will move slowly …

August 13, 2026

The Jewish calendar is unusual. Not only does it have multiple New Years, it has four — two for humans, …

April 4, 2026

“Might within loving kindness.” It is day two of the daily Omer count between Passover and Shavuot. Each day for …

January 3, 2025

It has been a very long time since I lit Shabbat candles at home. Until recently I led Friday night …

August 16, 2024

I don’t have to look at a calendar to know that it’s seven weeks to Rosh Hashanah. I know this …

May 16, 2024

I keep reading that time is a construct. Meaning, we humans made it up. Here’s how author Blake Crouch put …

November 6, 2021

Our lives are driven by calendars and clocks. We noticed this especially during the height of Covid, when so much …