March 2014

For me, writing fiction always begins with curiosity about other people: what are they really thinking but not saying? What ...

Purim is about concealment. More specifically, it is about movement from the covert to the overt. There is a sustained ...

Are we doing enough to nurture Jewish introverts?It’s a fair question. Jewish culture is often depicted as loud, full of ...

This Thursday (March 13) many Jews will fast from sunrise to sunset in commemoration of Esther’s fast before she approached ...

Did you hear the recent story on NPR about the professor who is living in a dumpster for a year?  No, not ...

The father of philosopher Isaac Abravanel and grandfather of Judah the Lion (arguably the most famous member of this illustrious family) was ...

Purim’s getting close, so we’re sharing some camp-themed costume ideas for you to enjoy!One of the most delicious memories of ...

Last week Josh Zakim, son of the famous Jewish-American religious and civil rights leader Lenny Zakim, did something pretty fantastic. ...

“In the Nazi concentration camps of Germany people had seen the end results of racism.”- Lee Lorch to New York ...

With Purim on the horizon, we’ve got Queen Esther—and hamantaschen—on the mind.If you’re looking for a way to introduce children ...