holidays
Question: What is Hanukkah really all about?
December 7, 2015There's no mystery in understanding why Jews, and perhaps most peoples, celebrate a holiday of light at the time of the winter solstice.
Read moreThanksgiving now is a lot better than it was then
November 25, 2015While it is a cliché to state what you're thankful for, I am thankful for what I have today and for the way things turned out.
Read moreRebel Souls: Day of the Dead celebration (with video)
November 12, 2015Day of the Dead is a 2,000-year-old indigenous tradition practiced mainly in Mexico and Central America.
Read moreVeterans Day: Honoring those who served and reflecting on our future
November 10, 2015There has been a continuing struggle to honor veterans not only on this holiday, but all year round.
Read moreFor Rosh Hashanah: We resolve to do better in the year 5776
September 14, 2015There is much our progressive movement can learn from the Jewish New Year.
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