The Theological Compromise in Israel’s Founding Document It was May 13, 1948 and the new Jewish State was to be declared the following afternoon, but…
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How I Helped Lead the Way for Jewish Girls With Guitars When I was growing up, Jewish music was the sole purview of men. I…
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…
Election Days are Jewish Holidays While Jews have not always been afforded the right to vote, voting encompasses several Jewish values. 8/15/2018 Rabbi Joel Mosbacher…
Selichot: A Spiritual Warm-Up for the High Holy Days When Rosh HaShanah occurs within close proximity to the Shabbat that precedes it, as it does…
A Memoir of War: The Agony of Waiting Renowned French-Jewish director Emmanuel Finkiel’s new film, A Memoir of War, is a haunting meditation on the pain…
How Hebrew Connects Me to Antiquity and Modernity These days, I mostly use Hebrew to teach bar and bat mitzvah students, but seeking to enhance…
How One Israeli Organization is Fighting a 5-Year-Old Boy’s Deportation His world was turned upside down after his parents divorced. His father left Israel – and…
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…
How Jewish Summer Camp Prepared Me for Adulthood I ultimately landed in my career as a therapist – also known as a counselor – &…
A Year Later, Charlottesville’s Lasting Impact on American Jewry American Jewry is safe from actual attack, yes, but the Nazi chant of “You will not…
How My Family’s Immigrant History Influences My Values Today What happens when we let unfounded fear of one another obstruct our nation’s heritage of acceptance…
What Can We Learn From the Juxtaposition of Joy and Sorrow? Several times during the year, the Jewish calendar places joyous and challenging holidays near…
Never Forget, Never Again: Why Holocaust Education is Critically Important Today All of a sudden, I got very scared, realizing in a very visceral way…
Is Mah Jongg the Newest Summer Camp Craze? For years, my mom has been on a mission to teach mah jongg at the Reform Jewish…
What’s Love Got to Do with Jewish Tradition? Tu B’Av – a minor Jewish holiday often understood to be the Jewish equivalent to Valentine’s Day…
The Exile of Tishah B’Av: What Is It We’re Mourning? The Jewish holiday of Tishah B’Av is the date on which both the First and…
All of Life’s Ninths of Av I have a story to tell you. It’s about a tiny bird. But I’ll come back to that. 7/19/2018…
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…
Why Israel’s Controversial New Nation-State Law Matters to All Jews Why is it so important, and what is its impact on Jews who don’t live…