The Renewal Of A Jewish Pre-Birth Ceremony
Mikveh is a ritual of transition and rebirth. We enter the mikveh -- which is reminiscent of the womb -- curl into a fetal position, immerse ourselves completely in the "living waters," and come out reborn.
Mikveh is a ritual of transition and rebirth. We enter the mikveh -- which is reminiscent of the womb -- curl into a fetal position, immerse ourselves completely in the "living waters," and come out reborn.
Donna Henes | Posted 12.28.2011
Halloween descends from Samhain, the most significant holiday of the Celtic calendar.
Donna Henes | Posted 11.27.2011
The fall, when the long hard labor of the growing and reaping seasons is finally finished and when the storehouses are as full as they will ever be, is an especially appropriate time to begin the year.
Marshall Fine | Posted 06.14.2011
Henry Winkler's film Ceremony is as good an example of faux Wes Anderson as you'll find. Not that it's a good film; or an original one.
Erica Abeel | Posted 06.06.2011
Despite the old plot chestnut of crashing a wedding, Ceremony feels quirky and heart-felt. It fashions comedy from, one suspects, the filmmaker's pain, creating a direct pipeline from life to screen.
Posted 05.25.2011
Appreciation and love for music is worldwide, but few revere their favorite musicians as saints. Located in the Fillmore District of San Francisco, T...
Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011
Though few people in our crowded cacophonous urban world live in focused alignment with the earth, the holidays we celebrate are the living legacy of the oldest seasonal observances.
Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 05.25.2011
The happy couple will be making many decisions based on the number of people who will be in attendance, so you should respond to the invitation as soon as possible rather than waiting until the last minute.
Angela Himsel | Posted 05.25.2011
My Seder table, like everyone else's, is a blend of our own individual narratives and stories and the national story that we retell.
Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011
Since the earliest times, the egg has been humanity's obvious and essential symbol for the significant atmosphere of the vernal season: birth, fertility, growth, eternity.
Mike Robbins | Posted 11.17.2011
While many of us are rooting for our country, the real magic of the Olympics is bigger than any athlete or country. Here are some of the most important elements and lessons of the Olympics.
Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011
We no longer see ourselves as active and response-able participants in the connective universal plan, but rather, the boss of it. Ironically, this leaves us feeling disturbed, disempowered, disconnected.
Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011
Since the earliest of human times, folks have joined together in the warmth and glow of community in order to welcome the return of light to a world that is surrounded by dark.
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011
This doesn't sound a whole lot like "change we can believe in." This sounds more like same-old-same-old cronyism and pay-to-play.
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011
With slightly less than a month and a half to go before Barack Obama's inauguration, Washington, D.C. has officially reached the "freakout" point on the Richter scale of event planning.
Rabbi Haviva Ner-David | Posted 04.30.2012