Oct 11, 2017Writing Jewish Characters: Sukkot/Shemini Atzeret/Simchat TorahAnd here we are at the last chain of holidays in the fall. This group starts with Sukkot, goes straight into Shemini Atzeret, and ends...
Sep 29, 2017Writing Jewish Characters: Yom KippurSo I bet you all weren’t expecting to see me back so soon! Well, you’re in luck, since we’re in the three week period I like to call...
Sep 20, 2017Writing Jewish Characters: Rosh HashanahHappy New Year, everyone! Today in writing Jewish characters, we’ll be discussing the first of the two holidays which jointly are called...
Jun 2, 2017Writing Jewish Characters: Shavuot and the OmerWelcome back to the third edition of Writing Jewish Characters. Today we’ll be discussing Shavuot, the festival of weeks. In Hebrew, the...
Apr 10, 2017Writing Jewish Characters: PassoverAs Passover starts in just about an hour (at least, in New York it does), I think it makes a good start to my series about writing Jewish...