June 2014

Novels and the Art of the Mauritshuis

Last night, I had the great honor of reading from my new novel,  The Anatomy Lesson  (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday) inside ...

The Only Five Tips You Need To Write To Your Kids At Camp

The kids are at camp…now what? Time to write them letters! But what do you write? Never fear: here are ...

Tel Aviv Pride Through My Eyes

Shaily Hakiman attended Tel Aviv’s Pride celebration earlier this summer. Today on our blog, she reflects on the experience. To see ...

Country Mouse in the City

I smile. The man stares back at me and I look away, embarrassed. I feel my ears growing hot and ...

The Destination: Israel

I experience the world through Jewish history. I came by it honestly, having been a lifelong avid student of Jewish ...

The Most Important Things to Pack

Jewish camps across North America have opened, or are preparing to open, their gates to over 75,000 happy campers this ...

What Makes These Rabbis Proud?

As Pride month comes to a close, we asked a few rabbis to share their thoughts on their own LGBTQ communities. ...

Bring Back Our Children (And Send Back Those Children?)

I’ve been pushing off writing this post all week. I’ve been hoping that the boys would return home, that the girls would return home, ...

Asher Lev as a Model for Rembrandt

After reading the penultimate draft of my latest novel,  The Anatomy Lesson  (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday), a trusted reader and one ...

Body of Discourse

“All that is thought should not be said, all that is said should not be written, all that is written ...