January 2014

Like Woody Allen, I can remember a childhood when being Jewish caused me a certain deep unease, partly because of ...

Deciding to become a rabbi is a momentous decision. For a gay man, the decision is even more fraught. In ...

I once heard Sarah Silverman tell a joke about the pride Jews inevitably take in the accomplishments of other Jews. To paraphrase, ...

Every summer “my camp” posts their Top 10 song session songs. And each year I look at it in great ...

It’s a Southern Snow Day, y’all! This means a few things. Everyone should be careful on the roads or stay ...

Drake’s recent SNL skit (see below), perhaps unwittingly but then again perhaps not, highlighted how a bar or bat mitzvah ...

Back in 2006 Justin Timberlake promised that he was “bringing sexy back”, but I guess he never got around to ...

Recently my email inbox has been filled with updates from three friends who are sick and using Caringbridge.com to update ...

When I moved to Jacksonville, Florida, in 2006, I noticed much more general affiliation with university sports than I’d ever ...

It’s amazing how your first broken heart feels like the end of the world. Until your next broken heart which ...