January 2015

Our Ten Most Popular Posts of 2014

With the first month of 2015 behind us, we thought we’d share our most popular blog posts of the past ...

Let Rabbis Lead!

Last month Rabbi Yamin Levy (note: I studied with Rabbi Levy when I was a rabbinical student at YCT Rabbinical ...

Balanced Like the Trees

“He (Moses) said: “If you will listen diligently to the voice of HaShem, your God, and you will do what ...

Let the Parenting Criticism Stop… Unless

The other day I came across a very funny video by Similac, the baby formula company. This extended advertisement was ...

Lonely in a Crowd of Strollers

When a person is born or a person dies the Jewish community rallies with meals, support, and love. When a ...

Choice & The Chosen: The Divided Debate of Jews & School Choice

This Friday, I will be giving a lecture about my dissertation, Choice Among the Chosen: The School Choice Movement and ...

70 Faces Media is Hiring!

Looking for a job in the media industry? Want to work for a wonderful Jewish non-profit organization? You’re in luck! Our ...

For Afro-Yiddish Performer, the Past is not Past

“The past is never dead. It’s not even past…”When William Faulkner wrote these words in Requiem for a Nun, I’m pretty certain he ...

Are Synagogues Outsourcing Tikkun Olam?

These are exciting times for Jewish social justice.  This past week, an interfaith group of ministers, led in part by the ...

King (Cakes) & Queen (Esther)

If you’ve never lived in the South, you might not be familiar with King Cakes. The brightly colored yellow-green-and-purple treats ...