Losing your job is dreadful, no matter what the reason. In this journalist's mind, it is still better than health issues, divorce, or death -- but t...
Pretension wrapped in a noun wrapped in a gerund: that's what gifting is. This holiday season, give the gift that keeps giving: something nice you picked yourself, for a particular person.
Don't crucify me, but sometimes it takes a Jew to make truly great Christmas music. Irving Berlin wrote "White Christmas" poolside at the Arizona Biltmore.
Most people who consider themselves at least somewhat spiritual, regardless of their religion or set of beliefs, have realized that caring for the earth is imperative to their spirituality.
My Chanukah miracle: producing the musical presentation for the 2008 White House Chanukah celebration -- in eight days.
Happy Holidays is a safe bet. It does not mean Christmas has been stolen. It just acknowledges that not everyone that hears it or reads the signs or sees the commercials is a Christian.
I have to confess, I feel a kind of relief. We don't have to worry about keeping up with the Jones', because the Jones' are doing just as bad as we are.
What worries me most is not that we will see more Madoff-level crimes of betrayal in our community, but that we so easily ignore the millions of little offenses we regularly inflict on each other.
Why should Jews be any more surprised that one of their own is less than honorable? Are we not subject to the same failings of other humans?
How sober we are today. American Christmases used to be intemperate. Where are the stolen kisses, the bluesy music and the feeling of anything goes (as Cole Porter wrote)?
As Christmas and Chanukah represent ideals that have been distorted over the years, it is our job to stay true to these ideals and challenge the distortions, even while celebrating the moments of hope.
Whether it's gone because nobody knew how to sell it, or because nobody wanted to buy it, Kwanzaa is now nowhere to be found.
Here, at the end of the Bush years, the bottom has suddenly dropped out of the world and Americans are in mid-fall, struggling to stay upright and wondering when it will end.
When families light Hanukkah candles this evening, will the women light too? Jewish, Christian and Muslim women assume that that they're forbidden from leadership roles, when they are not.
Sunday is the first day of Hannukah and we know you can buy latkes at the deli, but we always like to make our own.
Looking to have a tacky Christmas season? At the office party, grind with the cute intern. Write and perform your own holiday rap. Or, hire a dwarf to dress as an elf at your party.
Chanukah starts Sunday December 21 this year. Just as we encourage everyone to incorporate eco-smart ideas and green gifts into their Christmas plans,...
Christmas is all about faith, love, and joy -- not bad entities at all but a tall order to express -- whereas the New Year encompasses fresh beginnings and hope.
Even though I'm Jewish, when I was a kid my family double-dipped. We had a miniature plastic tree hidden in a corner with blue and red balls and a few presents below.
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