A Letter to the Hillel Rabbi Who Jump-Started My Jewish Journey You probably knew back then that I wasn’t close to being ready to fully…
Posts published in “Chavurah”
What Being a Practicing Reform Jew Means to Me When a non-Jewish acquaintance asked me: “Are you a practicing Jew?” I answered “Yes,” but the…
Why We Must Free Children in Cages When I learned of the adolescent detention facility in Homestead, FL, I was appalled. Because my mother survived…
A Psalm: A Song of Beauty and Grief I wrote this poem in honor of a dear man, a beloved pillar of my synagogue who…
How My Judaism Strengthened Me to Come Out as Bisexual Coming out and owning my bisexuality has reinforced that this – and all parts of…
On Eagle’s Wings What adults could not accomplish, our teens have begun to make happen, changing the course of our country’s history. 3/22/2018 Rabbi Bradd…
7 Jewish Essays to Help Us Remember Members of Our Military Memorial Day isn’t a Jewish holiday but remembering and honoring fallen military is certainly…
An Emblem of the Land I Love: Reform Jewish Reflections on Flag Day This year, Flag Day offers us a unique opportunity to reflect on…
Fighting for the Right’s of the Abayudaya Jewish Community We have blocked one deportation and we will make sure that he and the Abayudaya community…
Israel’s New Cuisine: More Than Falafel in a Pita Learn the fascinating story of how Israeli food developed into one of the world’s most vibrant…
Food on a Stick: 5 Tasty Recipes for Kebab Day Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, is reported to have once said, “There will…
How My Texas Congregation Led the Way to Support Immigrant Families Our congregation in McAllen, TX, is the go-to congregation for donations in support of…
Israel: There Must Be Another Way For those of us who believe that, while Israel should be a “nation like all the other nations,” it…
My First-Time Journey into High Holidays This poem was written by a freelance writer, dreamer, and poet who is currently exploring the story of her Jewish ancestry…
A New Jew Showing up for Shabbat with a Resolute Welcome There’s nothing unique about my grief following the murders in Pittsburgh except that the…
3 Ways to Help Those Affected by the California Wildfires Want to help? Here are the best ways to support affected communities. 11/15/2018 Kate Kaput…
The Gay Synagogue I Didn’t Know I Needed Congregation Kol Ami in West Hollywood, CA, is dedicated to raising the voices of queer folks so…
A New Look at Einstein’s Changing Views of God and Judaism Albert Einstein said different things about God and Judaism at different times in his…
What Is the Price of Human Dignity? Jewish tradition includes many teachings related to issues faced by farm workers and thus, these issues should concern…
My Relationship with My Tallit and Tefillin Yes, I wear a prayer shawl and phylacteries when I pray but it has taken me years to…