February 2014

Singing is a Mitzvah

I have been hiding from the audience my entire life. I am not sure if this is because I have ...

Infertility Is Not A Disease

Infertility is so difficult to talk about since it is such a personal struggle and everybody experiences it in a ...

Jewish Camp Scholarships: Are We Being Mensches?

Like many Jewish children, my kids live for camp! They count down every day of the year until it’s time ...

Food-Smuggling Bubbes and Smoking Toilets: Stories From Jewish Summer Camp

Our friends at JTA have rounded up some of their readers’ most amusing camp stores.From New York’s Eden Village Camp:Craziest ...

Let’s Get The Conversation Started: LGBT Jews and Orthodox Communities

On Keshet, an anonymous group of parents reflects on their difficult journeys accepting their children—and the challenges their communities pose. ...

Reflections by a Camper with Down Syndrome

This post is part of our series dedicated to Jewish Disability Awareness Month. In the fall of 2013, the Foundation ...

Let’s Get The Conversation Started: LGBT Jews and Orthodox Communities

We are a group of observant, Orthodox families from across the United States, including Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New ...

A Noose Around James Meredith’s Neck: Where Do We Go From Here?

Earlier this week, in Oxford, Mississippi,  two unidentified perpetrators placed a noose around the neck of the James Meredith statue at ...

Jewish Camp Trendspotting: 10 Ways a Summer Ritual is Changing

By Julie Wiener Nostalgia about summer traditions notwithstanding, Jewish camps have changed dramatically from a generation ago. Camp’s value for ...

Looking Back on a Year with The Purim Superhero

Get a copy of The Purim Superhero, the first Jewish children’s book with LGBT characters, in time for Purim. And, if ...