Binyamin KagedanJNS.org, Author at The Jewish Link

What is the Name “Purim” All About?

The names of religious holidays are usually fairly straightforward, pointing us to the central symbol or theme of the festival. Pesach refers to the ancient

Repurposing Your Lulav and Etrog

Sukkot is gone. You’ve ordered your annual bouquet of palm fronds, citrons, myrtle, and willows—the famous Four Species. Given the state of the economy these

Five Seriously New Fruits for Rosh Hashanah

Let’s be honest, people—it’s 2013, and with rows of bottled pomegranate juice lining every convenience store refrigerator, the sight of those hundreds of little red

Tisha B’Av in the 21st Century

It is a testament to the amazing variability of Jewish synagogue life in America that the summertime fast of Tisha B’Av is for some a

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