Secular Holidays

Beach with 2020 written in the sand and a wave coming to wipe it out

10 Jewish Quotes for the Lessons We Learned in 2020

Rabbi Jordana Schuster Battis

December 30, 2020

In 2020, we learned the extent to which the fate of every single one of us is in each other’s hands. We are woven together inextricably. We need each other. We depend on each other. We must be here for each other.

New Years Eve scene with streamers a noisemaker and a countdown clock

Secular Holidays

7 Lucky Jewish Foods to Eat at the Start of the Secular New Year

Kate Bigam Kaput

Whether or not you believe in superstitions, it can be fun to put your own spin on them! Close out the secular year by putting a Jewish twist on traditional New Year’s foods.

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At New Year's, We Can Revisit Rosh HaShanah Goals... and Try Again

Courtney Naliboff

On Rosh HaShanah, Jews traditionally throw pieces of bread into the water as a symbolic gesture of casting away our sins. The first of January can be a time to see which sins have have stayed away and which returned from their watery grave.

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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Three Radical Facts About Martin Luther King Jr. and How to Honor His Full Legacy

C.E. Harrison

On MLK Jr. Day, we often see a sanitized, nonconfrontational version of King that is far from the radical activist who was reviled during his time for his justice work.

Montage of fall folliage, leaves,pine cones, and small gourds

Secular Holidays

Life as a Banquet: A Thanksgiving Prayer

Alden Solovy

This original prayer is a reminder to all of us to rejoice in life's blessings and to share the bounty of God's gifts.

Secular Holidays

10 Jewish Quotes for the Lessons We Learned in 2020

7 Lucky Jewish Foods to Eat at the Start of the Secular New Year

At New Year's, We Can Revisit Rosh HaShanah Goals... and Try Again

Three Radical Facts About Martin Luther King Jr. and How to Honor His Full Legacy

Life as a Banquet: A Thanksgiving Prayer

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