2013

In celebration of the completion of the Kentucky section of our online Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities, we bring you ...

Is it possible to take the ego out of writing? I ask this question because I ask myself why I write, and ...

One of the foundational ideas behind the ISJL is that mid-size and large congregations should build connections to smaller Jewish ...

Purim 2013 is on its way! Starting the evening of Saturday, February 23rd, the holiday that celebrates the clever salvation ...

Pope Benedict says that he’ll be stepping down at the end of February. It’s been 600 years since a sitting ...

Well, that was an unexpected weekend! For those of you who do not live in the Northeast, we just got ...

In my first novel, I wrote from the point of view of a Nazi. In my new novel, The Wanting , ...

Should rabbis talk about Israel? In years past, Israel was a subject which united people. You could always count on ...

Miriam Shwartz, along with her husband, Gilad, is the co-director of JCC Ranch Camp in Colorado’s Black Forest.My first and ...

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