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…
Posts published in “Chavurah”
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…
The Most Troubling Verse in the Bible Coming so abruptly at the end of one of Scripture’s most poignant passages, the wish detailed in Psalm…
What is Chutzpah and Why Do Jews Have It? It’s hard to find an exact English translation for chutzpah, but Steve Jobs’ marketing manager defined…
It’s Time for a New Deal Between Humanity and Earth In modern times, we understand the Jewish concept as shmita as an opportunity to rededicate ourselves to being…
How a Book of Holocaust Photography Helped Me See What Cannot Be Seen Beyond the Shadows is Glickman Lauder’s stance against injustice. Perhaps her work…
The Last Gasp for Life: Hungary at the End of World War II It’s important to retell the hideous and barbaric events that occurred in…
7 Ways to Observe Yom HaShoah This Year Here are just a few of the many stories, prayers, and other resources to help you commemorate…
My (Privileged) Struggle to Find Meaning in Jewish Peoplehood Weeks after I prayed at the Western Wall at the start of the new Hebrew month…
Remembering My Mom and Making Her Legacy a Blessing Planning to offer brief remarks before Kaddish for my mother, I found it much harder to…
When Your Child Teaches You About Revelation Life can strip our ability to stand in awe. When the rent is due, the refrigerator is bare,…
In a Pickle: A Fun, Foodie Day at Camp, Plus a Recipe for Half-Sours When it comes to pickles, there are many connections to our…
What It Means to Have a Rare Disease in the Family My faith in God has never been more important to me than in the…
Yes, When I Moved to Israel My Grandparents Came With Me Six years ago, my husband and I (and our cat) made aliyah, moving from…
Parashat D’varim: Escaping my Comfort Zone Eventually, I felt as if The Holy Blessed One had nudged me out of my rest, telling me that…
Why Pray to a Silent God? Why pray to a silent God who is not looking down at us and waiting to hear what we…
How I’m Tapping into My Jewish Values to Help Save Lives When 17 people were killed in a shooting at our school, we were devastated…