December 2015

A Generation of Profits

Dear Max Chan Zuckerberg, Welcome to this world! Now that you are old enough to read this letter, your father ...

The Transgressive “Transparent” Rabbi

“You have to watch this show.” A friend told me. “There is a woman rabbi character. It is called “Transparent” ...

Drawn to the Light

One of my favorite poets, a slam poet named Vanessa Hidary, asks, in one of her remarkable pieces in which ...

I Am Jewishly Grateful for Muslim Americans

In the last few weeks, we have seen the ugliness of racism in politics, with campaigners using prejudice and fear ...

How This “Running Rabbi” Found More Meaning in Miles

As a rabbi on staff at the ISJL, I travel around the South quite a bit. Recently, I had the ...

Do Your Tzedakah Priorities Reflect Your Values?

People want our tzedakah dollars. We are all deluged by solicitations, whether through phone calls, online requests, mailed letters, or ...

Joseph, the Brother Sold Into Slavery, is…[SPOILER ALERT]

With the new Star Wars movie premiering this week, social media has gone into full spoiler prevention mode. People are ...

A Southern Reunion… In Israel!

Hi there! Remember me? Just last year, I was traveling all over the South serving wonderful communities as an ISJL ...

An Interview with Luzer Twersky: From Ultra-Orthodox to “Transparent” Star

Luzer Twersky is an actor who plays Mendel in Season Two of Amazon’s hit television show “Transparent.” He grew up ...

My Jewish Son’s Love of Christmas

My wife and I are a multiracial couple. She’s Black. I’m White. Our 4-year-old son is biracial.My wife grew up ...