The closest I got to a bona fide sweetstuff was a banana—and fruit lies outside the purview of the Lenten bailiwick. What was ...

First of all, Rabbi Kahane isn’t with us anymore. Secondly, AIPAC would never have invited him to address their assembly. They wouldn’t want to hear what he had to say. First he would have told all of ...

Ashes in the Bible serve as symbolic physical reminders of our short earthly lifespan compared to the heavenly eternity of ...

But beneath the masks and merriment lies a powerful lesson about leadership – one that feels more urgent than ever today. At ...

Each year, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. This year, Ash Wednesday will be on March 5. Ash Wednesday centres on ...

At the same time, it’s crucial that as adults we pause and acknowledge that the underlying assumptions of Purim resonate ...

“Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return” (Genesis 3:19).

I have walked through the Lenten season in a very traditional way. On Ash Wednesday we acknowledge our humanity and our ...

From suits and blazers to street clothes, those of all politics shared in a moment representing the beginning of Lent.

Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we know ...

It’s entirely possible that if you’re traveling out and about today, you’ll run across somebody wearing ashes on their ...

The answer is that even when Hashem hides His face, He is still there. A person wearing a mask is still the same person underneath. The story of Purim is all about hiding and revealing. It is about ...