August 2013

Usually, when the phone rings at the ISJL office, Lynda (AKA “The Voice of the ISJL) answers with a perky, ...

The hebrew letters that spell out the name of the Jewish month that we have just entered – Elul – ...

I knew camp would be educational for my kids. I had no idea it would be so educational for me.I’m ...

I’d like to say that my wife, Cynthia, my son, Jonah, and I are enjoying a wide variety of family ...

It’s something that makes most Jewish people cringe: that moment when, in the midst of some celebrity or political or ...

When news broke last week that Israelis and Palestinians had agreed to a new round of peace talks, how did ...

When “Camp Gyno” came out last week I immediately sent it around to all my friends with the subject line ...

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

The Jewish values of Klal Yisrael and Am Yisrael speak to an idea of Jewish peoplehood and Jewish communal unity ...

Welcome to our fifth installment of “Queer Clergy in Action,” spotlighting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rabbis and cantors. This ...