Sukkot is a holiday that focuses on hospitality. During Sukkot, we build temporary outdoor shelters where we eat, relax, and some even sleep. It’s a mitzvah both to eat in the sukkah and to invite others in to share a meal.
The synagogue has security measures in place, but Malino said what will also help the congregation feel secure is people turning up for the Kosher Dinner to show their support for the Jewish community.
I wrote about the strange and wonderful phenomenon of rapping clergy. I spent most of that article exploring the rhyming proselytizing of a character named Rabbi Sid, who in a bizarre, four-minute YouTube video appears to invade a black neighborhood and urge its residents to follow halakha
Near freezing temperatures and gusty winds didn't keep the public Menorah Lighting put on by the Chabad of Spokane County from being a bright, warm event for the community.