September 2015

Dear School Officials, Please Don’t Excuse Absence from School Today. Encourage It.

Dear School Officials,Today is Yom Kippur, the most sacred day of the Jewish calendar. It is the Day of Atonement, ...

Shabbat of Shabbats: Yom Kippur and Camp

A couple of months ago I had the pleasure of reading a very touching piece by Dr. Oliver Sacks z”l ...

Shul-Shopping? Don’t Do It Now

The High Holidays are the worst days to experience the personality and atmosphere of a synagogue.

For the Sin We Have Sinned…

For the sin we have sinned before you in excluding women from leadership positionsFor the sin we have sinned before ...

When White Rabbis Talk About Race

White rabbis are talking about race. Over the last few years, sermons about race and racial issues have come to ...

Overcoming Obstacles to Recite Mourner’s Kaddish with Dignity

My father died on Rosh Hashanah 5764. He died at home, in a clean white bed, surrounded by his wife ...

Before There Was Google, There Was Whitman’s Answer Book

Do you have desk toys? Like a magnet set, koosh ball, maybe the ever-popular drinking bird?No? Well, you should. Along with ...

How Skype Helps This Southern Jewish Family Stay in Sunday School

Our family recently relocated to Greene County, Georgia, leaving our longtime home of Marietta. One of the hardest things to ...

Science and Rosh Hashanah Do Mix

What did you do this Rosh Hashanah? I spent my holiday in synagogue applying the scientific method, snacking on honey-flavored ...

My Daughter Asked for an Upsherin

“Imma I want an upsherin!” My daughter revealed this mid-way through her first year at a Chabad preschool, where she ...