A Facebook Haggadah for Passover

Carl Elkin wrote a Facebook Haggadah – read the Facebook version of the Passover story.  [Hat tip to http://twitter.com/amygeek]

Passover Recipes

I love Passover.  I enjoy the story, the symbols, the rituals of the seder, the joy of celebrating with friends and family and the food.  Keeping Passover all week tethers me to our tradition and to the millions of Jews throughout the ages who have observed the restrictions of Passover.
One of the fun things is [...]

An Old Passover Post, Revisited

A number of years ago I posted a list of Passover links to recipes, seders, kids sites, haggadot, lesson plans, and women’s seders.  Go here to get the list.

A late Purim post (Friending G-d on Facebook)

Yes, Purim was weeks ago. However, I just came across Rabbi Paul Kipnes’ blog post where he described friending G-d on Facebook.  (Thanks to the librarian’s blog at HUC called Needle in the Bookstacks).  Want to Friend G-d on Facebook?  Go here.

Israel21c Report for CNN on Coexistence Collaboration

Israel21c has been publishing news about Israel that often goes ignored for years. They do amazing work. Recently, two pieces by an Israel21c reporter were on CNN. One is about some inspiring coexistence work in Lod, a city with many struggles. Watch the report here.  The other is about how two [...]

Politics in the Shul?

What is the place for politics in shul? Where should the line be drawn for rabbis, cantors and educators?
IRS regulations specify that a clergyperson may not preach a sermon supporting (or demonizing) a particular candidate if the house of worship wishes to have tax exempt status. This rule draws a clear line, but [...]

Hag Purim Sameach!

Happy Purim. The traditions of Purim encourage us to celebrate, to feel joy, and to make fun of ourselves. During these diffcult days, days when rockets fall ok schools, homes, cars, and workplaces on Sderot #Israel – days filled with economic stress & uncertainty – it is especially important to find joy.

Haveil Havelim is up

Eric of The Israel Situation has posted Haveil Havelim.