December 2013
The Poetry of Jewish Black Identity
I became Bar Mitzvah on April 20th, 2002, the 130th anniversary of Hitler’s birth. My dad’s side of the family ...
Shaving Heads, Sharing Hope
Along with the rest of the world, particularly, the interconnected collective family known as “the Jewish community,” our hearts broke ...
Is Torah Just For Jews?
Unless we’re talking about jury duty, it’s generally nice to be noticed as unique and special; to be chosen. Except ...
How Did You Come to Write That Book, Anyway?
It’s a completely reasonable question, though generally people have been asking it a little shyly: “Why did you want to ...
Looking Back on Newtown With Sadness, Anger and Love
On Friday, December 14, 2012, I heard the news in the car. Shots were being fired in an elementary school ...
Friends with Benefits
What do you do when you have a mission to promote Southern Jewish history, but you have no physical place ...
Limmud-Gate and Learning to Debate With Love
The following d’var torah was given by Lindsay Simmonds at the first UK partnership minyan in November. To find out ...
Thank You for Sharing Sam
It was one of those nights. I could not sleep at all. Sadness and worries crowded in. I went to ...
How I Learned to Do More Than Just “Accept” Same-Sex Relationships
Check out today’s powerful post on The Canteen from Sheira Director-Nowack, who reflects on how a Keshet training on LGBT inclusion opened her eyes. Our next ...
Is Revenge Justice?
A sixteen-year-old boy, driving drunk, killed four people. His attorneys cited “affluenza” as the cause of his recklessness and recommended treatment, not confinement. Affluenza is ...