3 Ways to Enjoy Watermelon, One of Israel’s Favorite Fruits What’s the quintessential summer fruit? If your answer is watermelon, you’re not alone. 7/22/2019 Kate…
Posts published in “Chavurah”
Mexican Shakshuka: Connecting to My Mexican and Jewish Identities through Food As Jews of a variety of backgrounds and histories, I see food as the…
It’s Elul: 6 Ways to Get Ready for the High Holidays Elul, the Hebrew month that precedes the High Holidays, is traditionally a time of…
Leonard Cohen: Life, Death, and the Days of Awe After his father died, 9-year-old Leonard Cohen folded a message into one of his father’s bowties…
Why I Wish Jews a “Happy Yom Kippur” Given that Yom Kippur is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, it makes sense that it…
What Does Fasting on Yom Kippur Mean to You? 7 Jews Share Their Perspectives From those who always fast to those who have considered not…
6 Ways to Mark the First Anniversary of the Tree of Life Shootings As we remember that dark day in our history and honor those…
The Fight for Gun Violence Prevention Isn’t Over Marching this weekend was only part of our journey to end gun violence in America. Our march…
Remembering Dr. King, Our Modern-Day Moses As we mark 50 years since Dr. King was assassinated, and in thinking about his connection with Moses, I’m…
If Anne Frank Had a Gun I am often asked why Jews went like sheep to the slaughter during the Holocaust. The question falsely assumes…
In Los Angeles, Muslims and Jews Unite to Address a Global Human Rights Crisis I had heard of the Rohingya people, but admittedly knew little…
What Moses Could’ve Learned from Starbucks Knowing when to let go is a most difficult decisions many of us will face as we age. If…
Channeling the Wisdom of a 20th-Century Jewish Philosopher on Today’s Refugee Crisis As I watch human tragedies unfold on the U.S.-Mexican border and elsewhere, nothing…
The Ark Is Carrying Us: A Reflection From Charlottesville, One Year Later We wanted to start telling the truth about the past of our city…
Why Do Parents Cry When Their Children Leave for College? Leaving our son at college for his first year, my wife and I are full…
Rosh HaShanah in Lisbon: A Tale of Family and Connections This year was the first time in a long time I wasn’t with my immediate…
What Black Panther Can Teach Us about Our Place in the World From both the wise words of Jewish sages and Marvel superheroes: May we…
How to Practice Gratitude This Thanksgiving…and Year-Round To be truly grateful, we have to learn to get out of our own way. This Thanksgiving, before…
How Midrash and Commentary Help Us Read Between the Lines As Rosh HaShanah approached last year, I was living in southwestern China, where I celebrated…
3 Jewish Dishes to Cook in the New Year Always on the lookout for new dishes to prepare, I’ve decided to try three (and perhaps…