September 2013

9/11 – Where Are We, 12 Years Later?

Where were you when the planes hit the towers? It’s a question people are asking and answering all day today, ...

Helping Our Kids to Return Home

I can’t stop thinking about Jordana Horn’s recent post about her son who came home from camp early. I don’t ...

Social Media Isn’t the Enemy

Now that your kids are home from camp, many of you are facing a new dilemma: should campers and their ...

This Yom Kippur Let’s Talk about Syria

I believe that pulpit rabbis have an obligation to frame issues of the day in a moral lens even when ...

The Ultimate Sacrifice: James Goodman on Abraham and the Binding of Isaac

Many people ask me, “What’s a nice guy like you doing in a field like this?” By which they mean: ...

Is Gentile “Genteel”? (Or, What Should We Call People Who Aren’t Jewish?)

The other day, we had an extended discussion around the office about the proper term to use to refer to ...

Sinking into Compassion: The Book of Jonah and Yom Kippur

In honor of Yom Kippur, this week we bring you two queer takes on The Book of Jonah. Tomorrow, poet ...

Fourteen Prayers for Peace

In 2009, President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, with a simple, moving speech. He spoke of the challenge of ...

Shanah Tovah from the South!

Wishing y’all a year full of health, happiness, and hope, wherever you live! 

Researching and Reimagining Margot Frank

In my novel,  Margot , I reimagine Margot Frank, Anne’s older sister, having survived the war and come to Philadelphia where ...