June 2013
The “Nervited” Camp Director
T-minus three days until my camp staff arrive. Ten days until our teens arrive. Nine months ago I was shrugging ...
Preparing for the Education Conference
Late June is a special time at the ISJL office. Education Fellows are hard at work on programs, crafts and ...
She Is Who He Is
When teens transitions to a new gender, what happens to the rest of the family? In November, we shared a ...
Younger Than That Now
Memorial Day, 2007. I’ve drifted away from a Santa Monica beach party to gaze out at the Pacific Ocean, plus my ...
Fitting in
I recently read an essay published earlier this year on xoJane that a woman wrote as a paean to her ...
Rabbi Jason Klein, Groundbreaker
This spring, Rabbi Jason Klein was elected to lead the Reconstructionist movement’s rabbinic association, making him the first out gay ...
When You’re A Jet You Stay A Jet
“Ashkenazi.” “Sephardic.” As a kid, wandering around the kiddish reception at our shul collecting cellophane ruffle-topped toothpicks in a plastic ...
That Time Segregationists Spied on BBYO
The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission was created in 1956 to fight against racial integration. An arm of Mississippi’s state government, ...
Busy, Busy, Busy
Camp is almost here. As you pack the duffel bags, label the underwear, and organize the toiletries you have to ...
Silence or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the NSA
Sooner or later, everything you say or do will be recorded. The internet, like an elephant, never forgets. I’m sure ...