Holiday

From fake burps to reverse tashlich, new children’s books bring the High Holidays to life

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by Penny Schwartz (JTA) — A bumper crop of new kids’ books about the High Holidays is hitting shelves in 2026, surprising close observers of Jewish children’s literature. “It is unusual for multiple Sukkot books […]

When does Shabbat end? This astrophysicist thinks we’ve been getting it wrong

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By Hannah Feuer (TheForward) – Aster Taylor observes Shabbat on their own time — literally. For the past year, Taylor, a Ph.D. candidate in astrophysics at the University of Michigan, has been keeping Shabbat according to […]

Pride Shabbat Sparks Unity And Safe Spaces For Alberta’s LGBTQ+ Jewish Community

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by Mark Cooper, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (AJNews) – Alberta’s LGBTQ+ Jewish community and its allies must bolster its support networks amid growing exclusion within broader LGBTQ+ circles linked to the ongoing conflict in Gaza, […]

11 Tu B’Av Gifts That Say ‘Be My Bashert’

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By Evelyn Frick (HeyAlma) – The Jewish community has strong feelings about whether some Jewish holidays have secular counterparts. Is Purim Jewish Halloween? Is Erev Rosh Hashanah Jewish New Year’s Eve? Is Tu B’Av Jewish Valentine’s […]

Why I Eat Ice Cream Cake on the 9th of Av

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By B.C. Wallin (HeyAlma) – Back in high school, I wrangled a group of classmates into a birthday surprise for a close friend of mine. We drove to a couple of stores, found an ice cream […]

Watching ‘Gilmore Girls’ Is the Perfect Shavuot Tradition

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By A.R. Vishny (Hey Alma) – Time may have ceased to have meaning, but the Jewish holidays are still happening, and yes, this week is Shavuot, the ancient harvest festival that commemorates the receiving of the Torah on […]