Last week in Toronto, the Union for Reform Judaism held its biennial convention, and as in past years , URJ President Rabbi Eric Yoffie delivered a sermon laying out goals and initiatives for the next two years. The sermon began with a great shout-out... 

Yoram Ettinger Assembled from various Jewish Sages 1. The US covenant with the Jewish State transcends contemporary policy. It precedes the establishment of Israel and the USA. Columbus Day is celebrated around Sukkot. According to “Columbus Then... 

Excellent question. We began celebrating the holiday of Passover on the first anniversary of our freedom from Egypt. Actually, in practice we celebrated it even during the actual Exodus, as we were commanded by G‑d to eat the Passover lamb on the night...