Tag: Religion

Religion, Tel Aviv-style

Photographer Evyatar Dayan looks at Tel Avivians — secular, religious and otherwise inclined — as they go about their daily routine.

Apping the Omer

From the second day of Passover until the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, observant Jews perform a ritual called “counting the Omer.” Between those two dates,

Did you fast this Yom Kippur?

To fast or not to fast? That’s a personal question. Hear both sides of the argument on whether or not we should fast on Yom Kippur.

Dueling Eicha’s…with wheels

As David wrote yesterday, the holiday of Tisha B’av has befallen us (morbid pun intended) and Jews all over the world are spending the day

Sniffing for chametz in India

It’s been a few weeks since I last posted – that’s because we just got back from our long-planned family trek to Nepal and India.