havdalah

How the Unnecessary Became Necessary

I come from a rather Modern Orthodox, Ashkenazi family that is composed mostly of women. The only male in my ...

The Challenge of Modern Jewish Practice (or An Elul Apology)

The phone rang loudly in our house. My middle son jumped up and dashed to get it, picked up the ...

Weekend at the Beach

In the Beginning, the friendship of three rabbis was created and nurtured at an annual Rabbis Without Borders alumni retreat.My plan was to enjoy a ...

Connect, and They Will Come

This past Shabbat I hosted the last in the three-part set of gatherings that had been planned, designed and implemented ...

Memories of Swimming: From B- to A-Meets

Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School (or “JDS” as it was fondly known), the school my three brothers and I ...

It’s a Trans-denominational, Multi-congregational, Inter-generational Havdalah Service

By Education Fellow Amanda WinerThe title of this post sounds like a Broadway song, doesn’t it?It actually describes a recent ...