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Tonight marks the first day of Sukkot, or “The Feast Of Booths” or “Tabernacles“, which runs from September 22/14 Tishrei through September 29/21 Tishrei 5771. What the heck does that mean? It means “Go Camping!” Seriously though, Sukkot is the holiday where we remember when we were traveling in the desert after fleeing Mitzrayim (Egypt), [...]
A little Yom Kippur video from your friends at PunkTorah.
By Lacy LeBlanc “‘Wisdom is a term that can be used to indicate certain books which deal particularly with (biblical) wisdom, or it can refer to a movement in the ancient world associated with ‘teachers’ or sages, and it can also suggest a particular understanding of reality which presents some contrasts with other biblical books.”1 [...]
Leo Frank is the only Jew to be lynched on American soil. The site of his lynching is down the street from the OneShul office.
By Leon Adato, originally posted here I met Aaron through his blog – Open Source Judaism – and was intrigued by his focus on ideas about ideas. I also appreciated his direct style of writing, his interest in showing Torah in an amusing, if not pop-culturally-accessible, light (such as the lolcat bible:), and the fact [...]
By Leon Adato This essay has been percolating in my mind for a while, but really came together after comment on this blog post over at Homeshuling as well as a post by the Rockin’ Rebbetzin. Can you answer the “what are you?” question in 25 words or less? I can’t. Heck, I can’t answer [...]
By Patrick Aleph There’s a great debate between the Shabbat observant about whether to be Shomer Shabbos (guard the Sabbath) or Zocher Shabbos (remember the Sabbath). In a generalized nutshell, Shomer Shabbos Jews believe in observing the law for the law’s sake (or a literal interpretation). This means that the following activities would “break” Shabbat: [...]
