July 2013
Mourning the Loss of a Non-Jewish Parent
“Ima, Aunt Angela is trying to reach you. I know it’s grandma! I want to go to her funeral!” My ...
Parashat Vaetchanan: A Less Innocent Love
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...
The Passion/Compassion of the Jews
Every year on the 9th of Av it’s the same arguments in my head. Should I fast or not? On ...
“Why Would You Move From California to Mississippi?”
I’ve been settling in to my new home in Jackson, Mississippi, for just over a month now, and it seems ...
Homesick
After two 15 year old boys performed a passionate, if not pitch perfect, duet of The Who’s “Pinball Wizard,” after ...
Top 5 American Jewish Women Most People Have Never Heard Of
One of the biggest pleasures in writing American Jewish women’s history is discovering the immensely talented, hardworking, committed women whose ...
Where does God fit in?
We have to bring more Jews into Jewish Life. We have to keep the Jewish community strong. We have to ...
Queer Jewish Dating
What does it mean to be Jewish and queer? What about dating queer and Jewish? Does it make a difference? ...
Zimmerman Verdict: Reflections on Justice and Dialogue
George Zimmerman has been found “not guilty” in the murder of Trayvon Martin. The trial was high-profile and symbolic, and ...
West and Schwartz, Dreaming at the Movies
When it comes to 20th-century Jewish authors, it’s Bellow, Roth, and Salinger who generally grab headlines. But their immediate predecessors—Delmore Schwartz and Nathanael ...