Mayim Bialik: Everything I’ll never know because my father died
by Mayim Bialik This story originally appeared on Kveller. Abba, are you there? You died 4 1/2 years ago, but I still forget sometimes. I…
Yom Kippur
6 tips on eating before the Yom Kippur fast
By Shannon Sarna (The Nosher via JTA) — Yom Kippur is one of the most, if not the most, important day on the Jewish calendar….
The working parents’ collective apology on Yom Kippur
By Shira Zemel (Kveller via JTA) – Like so many of you, I’m a working mom trying to juggle it all — my kid, my…
Yom Kippur without fasting: How kids can atone, too
By Sarah Chandler NEW YORK (MyJewishLearning) — For most adults, the central experience of Yom Kippur is fasting. By abstaining from food and drink, we exercise control over…
Confessing our sins on Yom Kippur – and remembering to act nobly
By Lawrence A. Hoffman NEW YORK (JTA) — Few prayers are as well known to Jews as Ashamnu (“We have sinned …”) and Al Chet…