June 2016

The Visibility Engine

Yesterday I read two articles, one called On the Invisibility of Middle-Aged Women, and the second called, Mom’s Invisible Hand:What ...

Leadership & Responsibility: A Celebration of Small Rituals

As part of our summer blog series on 21st Century Skills, we are featuring personal stories from camp alumni and ...

My Southbound Story: Rachel G.

As we prepare to welcome more than a half-dozen new Jewish professionals to Mississippi for internships and fellowships at the ...

Notes from a 13-Year-Old Rabbi

Today I become an adult rabbi.This June marks my 13th year since ordination as a rabbi, and my 13th year ...

Summer Sun = Jewish Fun

In the Jewish world, summers are an incredible time for Jewish identity to blossom in children. Jewish summer camps are ...

In Our Own Sight

As parents, we want to see our kids succeed in all facets of life – whether that is getting into ...

Lessons Learned from Multicultural Jewish Asian Families

What does it mean to be Jewish and Asian? Amidst the complex conversations about race in America comes JewAsian, a ...

What You Decide Matters

Last week, citizens of the UK voted to leave the European Union. Brexit has been all over the news. Maybe ...

5 Summer Reading Recommendations

Summer is here. The sun is high and hot, the days are long. All I want to do is sit ...

How Do the Rabbis in the Talmud Address Rape?

With the deplorable situation in Santa Clara (the Stanford rape case), there has recently been a media focus on rape. ...