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Yo La Tengo guitarist Ira Kaplan’s mother Marilyn Kaplan helped the band close out their eight-show Hanukkah run at The Bowery Ballroom in New York City.

JTA illustration by Mollie Suss. Every few years I put out a call asking what people will be reading in preparation for the High Holidays, and usually one book tops the list: “This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation,” by the late Rabbi Alan Lew.

Always at the center of happenings in Cleveland’s Jewish community, Violet Spevack made her way into people’s hearts with her presence at events that made it into her “Cavalcade” column

(JTA) — Every few years I put out a call asking what people will be reading in preparation for the High Holidays, and usually one book tops the list: “This

Every few years, I ask what people are reading to prep for High Holidays, and one book tops the list: “This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared” by the late Rabbi Alan Lew.