The links between hunger and the Yom Kippur liturgy require that we challenge the injustice of hunger and champion the right for everyone to access healthy food, writes the president of American Jewish World Service.
Until recently, Bram Presser was known as the lead singer of YidCore, a Jewish punk band that played loud, fast versions of songs such as “If I Was a Rich Man” and “Wind Beneath My Wings,” and blew hummus out of a shofar during concerts. Now Presser has taken up writing fiction, and his new short story “Crumbs” was […]
The month of Tishrei, during which Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot all take place, might be the most well-known month of the Jewish year. The month immediately following it, Cheshvan, might be the least publicized. Cheshvan has earned its low-profile status not only because it can’t compete in terms of joyous holidays (it has none–unless you count Shabbat), but also because most Jews are just […]
