That Time My Blessings Hid in Plain Sight at the Gym A recent experience at the gym reminded me that, far too often, my own…
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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…
Beyond the Headlines: Connecting Jews on the Ground in Israel The relationship between North American and Israeli Jews is complicated. NFTY in Israel leaders, Israelis…
Playing the Long Game of Social Change Recently, I traveled to Tornillo, TX, to witness and protest the detention camp there. Since my return, the…
This New Documentary Tells the Story of an Israeli Trans Woman and Her Family The film chronicles the challenges that Amit, her former wife Galit,…
Building the World We Wish to See Just as it is inaccurate to paint all progressive Jews with a broad brush, the same is true…
A Familiar Conversation with a Family Twist It’s a conversation I had had hundreds of times in my 44 years as a Jewish educator. However,…
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…
8 Great Books for Jewish Children of Color Just in time for the eight nights of Hanukkah, here are eight illustrated books that are sure to…
In the Face of Anti-Semitism, We Need More Than Luck As the “Cabaret” cast assembled for rehearsal, we understood that now, more than ever, our…
“Sing Hallelujah”: A Poem for Thanksgiving Poet Stacey Zisook Robinson reflects on Judaism’s call to us to both partner with God to repair what is…
How a Tray of Blintzes Brought Our Community Together My Grandma Ruby, may she rest in peace, knew that comfort food, especially blintzes, could sweeten…
How #GivingTuesday Helps Us Fulfill a Jewish Obligation #GivingTuesday provides us with an opportunity to demonstrate one of the most fundamental teachings of Jewish tradition:…
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…
What Can We Learn from a Chasidic Melody? Nigunim, wordless melodies, can take numerous forms: some are fast and energetic, others are ponderous and slow,…
How Can We Be Thankful in a Season of Tragedy? I hope that by taking time to appreciate what we have, I can energize myself to…
18 Recipes for a Tasty Thanksgiving… with a Jewish Culinary Twist! There are lots of ways to infuse your celebration with Jewish meaning – and recipes from…
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…
Meet the Reform Rabbinical Group’s First Female Leader The Reform movement’s rabbinical wing has appointed Rabbi Hara Person as its first female chief executive. 11/15/2018…
Wonder of Wonders: Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s (People’s Stage) Yiddish version of Fiddler on the Roof is now…