5 Last-Minute Ways to Work Civic Engagement Into Your High Holidays This year, the High Holidays fall a month and a half before midterm elections,…
Posts published in “Chavurah”
Why Was Fred Rogers at High Holiday Services This Year? If you attended worship services at a Reform congregation anywhere in North America during the…
I’m the Canary in My Family’s Genetic Coal Mine I speak about my BRCA-related cancer to synagogue groups, Jewish day schools, and women who ask.…
How Can We Be Thankful in a Season of Tragedy? I hope that by taking time to appreciate what we have, I can energize myself to…
A Jewish Perspective on Being a Working Mother My husband and I are expecting our third child. I’m often asked if I will continue to…
The Power of New Beginnings: Parashat Bo and Human Trafficking Awareness More people are enslaved today than at any other point in history – more than 40…
We Need to End the Government Shutdown We sent a letter to Congress urging them to immediately pass legislation to fully fund the government and end the…
Fiddler on the Roof and the Joys of Yiddish You don’t have to know mamalushen (the mother tongue) to enjoy the hit musical Fidler Afn…
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…
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…
September 1, 1939: Another Day of Infamy It is worth remembering another day of infamy – September 1, 1939 – the day that set in…
Why Tot Shabbat is Great for Kids – and the Whole Family Tot Shabbat is important for our daughter and for us. Each week, it…