As our very first Sukkot on campus was starting, we got an unexpected knock on our door...

For Sukkot, we’re exploring the boundaries of our homes, social spheres, and communities, and asking how we can open them up to others responsibly and generously. You’ll get a window into how the Nitzanim have balanced physical and monetary considerations in previous apartment-searches, and hear about the craziest Seder they’ve pulled off! From Shabbos meals to social gatherings and beyond,  we're here to talk about how to make the people around us feel at home. 

Sometimes this season can feel a lot like college: assessments, reflection, and a lot of blows to our self-confidence. But maybe there’s a different way to do Teshuva, one that allows us to see our strengths and our progress, without absolving us of our responsibility towards self-improvement? In this episode, we explore the ways in which viduy can feel disingenuous, and offer directions for how to personalize the Teshuva process, to allow us to feel at home with ourselves. And it all starts with a simple, “Hi, Hashem..."

This Tishrei, we're heading home.

Join Rav Matthew and Rebbetzin Yael (JLIC Rutgers) on a journey through the Chagim - through the prism of home. We're starting with Rosh Hashana, and how to feel at home in/with Tefila. What does it take to make the long Rosh Hashana davening (and the year full of davening that follows) feel like your own, familiar and inspired?

Noah’s Ark, bathroom breaks, and wrinkly Machzor pages - join as we discuss all this and more, and build your action plan for making davening this season more meaningful.