Holidays and Holy Days

September 14, 2023

Rabbi Elliot Dorff makes an important distinction between holidays and holy days. Holidays are meant for fun, celebration, relaxation, travel. …

Pray for me? No thanks.

March 10, 2011

No, I’m not saying you can’t pray for my welfare. (Be my guest — couldn’t hurt!) What I don’t want is for …

February 6, 2011

I’ll admit it – I’m a troglodyte. In case you’re not familiar with the word, a troglodyte (according the Merriam-Webster online …

September 7, 2010

Due to my never-ending search for the sublime and the ridiculous (preferably together) I was delighted to run across an unfortunate …