Netanyahu from the Perspective of Others Oslo Diaries, a valuable perspective on a missed opportunity for peace between Israel and the Palestinians, reminds us there…
Posts published in “Chavurah”
My Chance Encounter with a Woman Who Later Made Jewish History Recently, as I’ve done for 32 years, I stopped to think about Marilyn Klinghoffer.…
Offering a Blessing for the Springtime As nature revives itself after the winter, it is customary to recite a special blessing, the blessing of the…
Election Results in Israel: What Do They Mean for Reform Jews? Last week, Israelis re-elected Benjamin Netanyahu to an unprecedented fifth term as prime minister.…
Award-Winning Chef Michael Solomonov Shares the Love – and the Recipes Israeli Chef Michael Solomonov’s restaurant, Zahav, took home the 2019 James Beard Award for…
How My Hispanic-Filipino and Jewish Identities Come Together through Teaching As someone who is half-Filipino and half-Hispanic and grew up in a diverse Dallas, TX,…
When I Need Support, My Summer Camp Family Is There for Me One night at camp last summer reminded me that no matter what, I…
Why We Must Act to End Internment of the Uyghur Community Millions of Uyghur Muslims have been arrested or detained in China because of their…
A Poem for Balak: I Meant to Curse Written several years ago by Stacey Zisook Robinson, this poem speaks to this week’s Torah portion, Parashat…
Why I Love the “Awesome Days” The “Days of Awe” is a good name for the High Holiday season because when we are in awe…
Why Be in a Chavurah Group in Your Synagogue? When we were new to our synagogue, it was forming chavurah groups. As soon as I…
JTA’s 8 Must-Read Jewish News Stories of 5779 These are the Jewish stories that most captured our attention in the year that was and whose…
“Getting Good at Getting Older”: One Rabbi’s How-To Rabbi Laura Geller’s new book, Getting Good at Getting Older, is a whimsical do-it-yourself guide to empower boomers to…
Remembering Regina Jonas, the First Ordained Female Rabbi Although she never saw anyone who looked like her on the pulpit, Regina Jonas, the first woman…
A Kind of Prayer This original poem touches on faith and belief in God – and discovering the courage to acknowledge the power of prayer.…
There’s More Than One Way to Spell Shalom More than peace, shalom means well-being, health, wholeness, and prosperity. How can we achieve this precious blessing…
Remembering the Holocaust Brings a Country Together Yom HaShoah is a day of mourning in Israel. Many stores close, music on the radio reflects the…
An Israeli Hospital of Humanity and Hope On a recent visit to Israel, I witnessed extraordinary acts of human kindness at a hospital near the…
A Divine Blessing of Food and Security With more than 40 million Americans struggling to put food on the table, gifts of food affirm the…
Elegy for a Character: A Tzedakah Story Renee was a character, often exasperating those who didn’t “get” her. She also understood the true value of…