July 2014
Just Your Typical Interfaith, Interethnic Two-Dad Family
Last week on the blog, S. Bear Bergman of the Flamingo Rampant Book Club issued a call for children’s books that ...
The Nine Days
As of yesterday, Monday July 28th, we Jews have begun “The Nine Days.”You may not know what I’m talking about, ...
Robots, Minecraft, and Shabbat
The following post is the next in our summer series hearing from the camps that were launched as a result ...
Summer Camp Circle Game
“And go round and round and round in the circle game…”The words of Joni Mitchell’s classic folk song have been ...
Parashat Devarim: Standing on the Other Side
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...
Keep the Faith?
A week after coming home from a month in Israel, my soul remains immersed there. The tension in Israel, charged ...
Operation: Understanding – Our History, Our Present
Yesterday, the ISJL hosted students from Operation Understanding, an organization whose mission is to develop a group of young African ...
The Flamingo Rampant Book Club
At Keshet we know how important it is to provide diverse resources for families. Last year we worked with author Elisabeth ...
Teens & Screens Part 1: Raising Smart Cyber-Citizens in Social Media
The following is the first in a three-part series on how to help safely navigate the world of social media ...
Women in Rashi’s Time: It Wasn’t the Dark Ages for Them
On July 27, the 29th of Tammuz, I will observe the 909th yahrtzeit of Rabbi Shlomo Yizhaki, better known as ...