shavuot

April 11, 2017 0

Shavuot: Reviving interest in a forgotten day by focusing on those who have forgotten

Coming fifty days after the beginning of Passover and marking the appearance of the first fruits in the Land of Israel, Shavuot is one of five festivals whose observance is [Read more...]

May 16, 2016 0

How We Can Embrace Those Struggling with Severe Depression

Editor’s Note: This article by Rabbi Mencher is reproduced with permission, and first appeared in the ReformJudaism.org blog. You can listen to Rabbi Address’ [Read more...]

"Counting the Omer," by Holly Hayes, from Flickr.com. Used under Creative Commons 2.0 license.

May 15, 2014 0

Rabbi Address’s Mid-Month Message: MAKING SURE IT COUNTS: The OMER and us.

In Jewish tradition, this period between Passover and the festival of Shavuot is referred to as the “omer”. This reflects back to Torah and the charge to take a [Read more...]