May 2014
And We March On: 10 Years of Marriage Equality in MA
As we celebrate the ten year anniversary of marriage equality in Massachusetts, we’ve invited members of the community to share ...
A Taste of Eternity: Letters from the Front
The fifth of the Ten Commandments states: Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in ...
What Makes a Summer Camp “Amazing?”
Amazing camps are made by amazing people. Not amenities.There is a list of the 50 Most Amazing Summer Camps in the ...
South(west)ern & Jewish
Today’s blog is by Gabe Weinstein, a 2013 ISJL Summer Intern in the History Department. He now lives in Angel Fire, New ...
Don’t Pray, Communicate! A Book Review of Holistic Prayer
To understand the newest book by Rabbi Avi Weiss one needs to tell a story that appears in the book, ...
A Young Woman’s Passion for Feminism
Her name can be found in most American history books, and her accomplishments are part of every U.S. history curriculum. ...
When Politics are Deeply Personal: 10 Years of Marriage Equality in MA
As we celebrate the ten-year anniversary of legal same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, we’ve invited members of the community to share ...
On Mother’s Day
Yet another holiday about which I am ambivalent, Mother’s Day seems this year to have engendered rather more commentary than ...
Welcome to Palestine… Texas
When I see the word “Palestine,” a number of images come to mind: questions regarding borders, refugees, the city of ...
The Previous Tenant
In October 2007, my husband and I were looking for an apartment in Brooklyn. We’d seen too many to count ...