April 2014
Changing Times, Changing Letters, and Moving Forward
Abraham Cahan loved Yiddish, but he was not afraid of change. He urged his readers to be less religious, and to ...
A Ghetto in the Middle of a City
Central Park, in the middle of the city of New York, is 843 acres. The Warsaw Ghetto, in the middle ...
JOFA: Including Men
My mother-in-law likes to use the expression “you could have knocked me down with a feather.” I can’t quite imagine ...
With Love for Mr. Awesome
The relationships that are forged at Jewish summer camp last forever. As a URJ Jacobs Camp camper, staff member, and ...
Finding a Story to Tell
I did not mean to fall in love with the Bintel Brief letters. I grew up Jewish in the New York suburbs ...
An Unknown Benefit of Camp for the Director
There are plenty of reasons I became a social worker and a camp director within the Jewish community. Recently, there ...
Why I’m Not Out Yet… But Will Be
Two weeks ago over 40 teens gathered for an LGBTQ & Ally Shabbaton organized by Keshet and Hazon. Upon returning ...
Our Jewish African Roots
Though the Ethiopian sun beat down on our necks as we layed mortar and brick for the school’s foundation in ...
Packing for the Journey
My parents still live in the house I grew up in. Since leaving it, I have moved 14 times. Each ...
Sweet Potato Challah
It’s one of our favorite Southern-and-Jewish recipes, and now that Passover is over, we can’t WAIT to bake this one ...