We were thrilled when we heard that Nice Jewish Boys of DC would donate the proceeds of their Mr. Nice Jewish Boy DC Pageant 2018…
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Walking up a steep hill, on the way back to my room from the art building at Camp Ramah Darom, I see a dark cloud…
I go to Target a lot. I get diapers, or groceries, or clothes. But every so often, I have to buy something that’s not on my…
Tolya Kurchenko—the protagonist of my debut novel, Forgiving Maximo Rothman, and its sequel, Forgiving Mariela Camacho—has a unique identity. Born and labeled a Jew in…
The Palestinian participants in the group expressed their hesitation when the plan for the day was first presented. “We really don’t want to go to…
I miss last year. I said those words to my mom after my second week of sixth grade. She looked at me and said, “Aves,…
I have a radar detector in my car. I don’t know if it’s gotten me out of any tickets, but it’s a constant reminder for…
I became a doula, and specifically, a doula specializing in Jewish birth, because of my own experiences in labor and delivery. I had planned for…
This moment in national life, and this moment in the Jewish spiritual calendar, both ask deep and real bravery. What’s more, they impel us to…
As a rabbi, I am always cautious about that fine balance of being ‘political’ while doing justice. It used to be a lot easier when…
Meet Rabbi Matt Gewirtz, the Senior Rabbi at Congregation B’nai Jeshurun in Short Hills, New Jersey, author of the book, The Gift of Grief: Finding…
I want to tell you a story. It’s a story about Judaism. But it’s also a story about five grocery stores. My father taught me…
The news feed these days reads like a juicy bit of pulp fiction. Every page scintillating and harrowing. With every paragraph, you find yourself mouth…
In 2008, California faced the prospect of a conservative-backed referendum for a constitutional amendment that would only permit marriages between a man and a woman,…
“Yea, I have a goodly heritage…” (Psalm 16:6) This year, Memorial Day weekend fell right after I moved to Mississippi – and one week before I…
I haven’t seen my friend Hafsa in a few weeks since my spouse and I enjoyed an Iftar dinner at her home, and I miss…
“There is a blessing for everything!” I first heard that line in an early viewing of Fiddler on the Roof, and it instilled in me…
While I certainly use my iPhone to check my e-mail and make calls, far and away, what really drains my battery are apps like Cut the…
It was Fall the first time I asked my mom if I looked handsome, about halfway through my process of becoming Jewish. It’s hard…
Meet Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder, Director of Education for Be’chol Lashon, an organization devoted to promoting diversity in Jewish spaces. It is because of her valuable…