July 2013

One of the greatest things about the “Southern Jewish Experience” is getting not only to have Southern Jewish experiences, but ...

MOLLIE & JON BECKER When/how/where at camp did you meet? We knew each other since we were Oles, the youngest ...

There was recently an article about how camps can help kids unplug from their everyday lives. We read it (online, ...

A few months ago I finished Pete Townshend’s autobiography,  Who I Am . I can’t say I was surprised to ...

I was moved by a story I heard on NPR last week. Krista Tippet, host of NPR’s show “On Being,” ...

When the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would decide on the legality of California’s Proposition 8 and the federal Defense ...

I am off for several weeks of rest and relaxation. Which brings to mind a puzzling existential question: is a ...

I get this question all the time: How autobiographical is your novel?The book’s style, setting, and protagonist invite the question: ...

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...

What makes our home Southern and Jewish?  If you were blindfolded and brought into my home, it wouldn’t take you ...