Ok, for real then. What’s the deal with hamantaschen? You once wrote that holidays are not meant to be symbolic or ritualistic, but experiential. Eating a cookie shaped like someone’s hat seems a bit… silly. Ritualistic at best. Why is it so significant?
Read MoreThe High Holy Days are the only ones I even consider going to synagogue. The rest of the year… Meh. But I know my Bubby would turn over in her grave if I didn’t go on Rosh Hashanah and/or Yom Kippur. As much as it’s a drag, it does give me a sense of connection to Judaism and the Jewish community that I don’t get otherwise. But this year, services will be virtual, and I just can’t see myself getting anything out of it. I can’t look at screens or focus on virtual meetings for even one minute more than is absolutely necessary for my job, which is already too much. Is there a way for me to get that spiritual “fix” without attending services, virtual or otherwise?
Read MoreSo, Purim is pretty much the Jewish Halloween, right? Wear costumes and eat candy?
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