Elul which the is the month leading up to the High Holidays is (in my opinion) the juiciest and most spiritually significant part of the Jewish calendar.It is a time for pause, reflection and self-evaluation. While Pesach is about cleaning the Chametz out of our homes. Elul and the High Holidays are a time for [...]
JPS Book Sale 40% Off – 3 Days Only!
August 11, 2010 By 1 Comment
Just found about this great offer from the fine folks at the Jewish Publication Society and thought it might be worth mentioning here. I’d say this was a good opportunity for adding to ones home Judaica library and/or picking up a book or two to help with High Holiday preparations. The sale is only [...]
Audio: Judith Shulevitz on Making Room for Shabbat
August 1, 2010 By 2 Comments
Last night I stumbled across an interesting archived (originally aired back in March) NPR interview with author Judith Shulevitz discussing her latest book “The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time”. Up until last night I had never heard of the author or her book. However, based on the interview write-up/summary on the [...]
Grow and Behold Foods: Ethical and Kosher
June 29, 2010 By 5 Comments
I don’t typically shout out specific businesses in my posts here on the JBC.org site, but I thought this story was definitely worth making an exception. The Forward published an article about a new ethical kosher meat producer that is open for business. The piece, written by Leah Hoenig, features the company Grow and Behold [...]
New Jerusalem Talmud
June 23, 2010 By 4 Comments
I came across an interesting website this evening and thought some of our readers might find it interesting. Called “New Jerusalem Talmud,” the project aims to create a space where Jewish modes of argument as expressed in the Talmud are utilized to address contentious modern issues. If you have never studied Talmud you may not [...]
