October 2013

The One Thing I Didn’t Expect My Son to be Surprised By

Sometimes I forget that we live in a particular sort of liberal bubble here in our “Happy Valley.” And there ...

In a wildly unexpected and completely unpredictable turn of events, I fell madly in love, in Cologne. It was the ...

Now that the Jewish fall holidays have been celebrated, I have had some time to reflect on some of the ...

Rabbis Without Borders is thrilled to be listed in the new Slingshot Guide of The Top 50 Most innovative Jewish ...

In the spring of 1921, Rabbi Abraham Isaac HaKohen Kook became the first Chief Rabbi of the Land of Israel ...

Jewish feminists have a lot to say. We have been grappling with issues of gender inclusion in Jewish life for ...

Today we were named one of the top American Jewish Organizations by Slingshot. We’re especially grateful to be honored as one ...

He was bubbling over with excitement. He had heard so much about this place. This was his first time away ...

The Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) is honored to be in the 2013-2014 Slingshot class, and selected again ...

It took me years to know that going to the beach had anything to do with being close to the ...