Tag: festival, omer
Lag b’Omer explained
Rocky Mountain JewMay 15, 2014
It’s that time of year again – bonfires, barbecues and buzz cuts. That’s right, it’s Lag b’Omer, a day of celebration. And while we love the quirkiness of the...
Links to…Purim spoofs
Rocky Mountain JewMar 18, 2014
Was it a bad Purim joke? Or just bad timing? Late Thursday evening, our site went down. We were back up & running by late Friday afternoon, but the time […]
Lag b’Omer explained
Rocky Mountain JewApr 26, 2013
Have you ever wondered why we barbecue on Lag b’Omer? Or hold athletics competitions? Or in Israel, why masses of parents take their sons up north to the Galilee...
A green holiday
Rocky Mountain JewJan 23, 2013
We love Judaism’s “quirky” holidays, such as a new year celebration for trees – or Tu b’Shevat – which begins this Friday evening and...
Seasonal and atmospheric sukkah decorations
Rocky Mountain JewSep 30, 2012
We love classic, endless paper chains, Native American corn, and collages of Rosh Hashana cards. But sometimes something new might be nice too! Below are some ideas...
Autumnal Sukkot dinner menu
Rocky Mountain JewSep 28, 2012
Inspired by the recipes we’ve tested and the many others that have appeared over the past three IJNs, we decided to compose a Sukkot menu full of autumnal...
Find your (uni) verse: A Shavuot game
Rocky Mountain JewMay 23, 2012
“Step” programs are proliferating. First there was the twelve step program; a couple of weeks ago we told you about the seven steps to happiness; and this...
