August 2014

There’s one page I follow obsessively on Facebook: Humans of New York.Brandon, the photographer and author behind HONY, approaches total ...

Ladino first cast its magic spell on me in childhood. It always struck me as a graceful, rolling language, one ...

I was a college student doing about 78 mph on my way from Pittsburgh to New York City to visit ...

Each shofar has a unique undulating shape and trumpeting sound. The sound may be low and haunting or bold and ...

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as  parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...

A few weeks ago, I celebrated the marriage of two dear friends.  Along with the biological and chosen families of ...

A few summers ago, on a trip through Samaria, Israel, a passage in this week’s Torah portion jumped out of ...

Jews get lumped together a lot. Polls refer to “the Jewish vote.” We hear about the “Jewish response.” Labels of Jewish are ...

If you’ve got nothing to do for the next twelve consecutive days, and don’t need any sleep. starting tonight you ...

I spend my workdays gathering and leveraging financial resources for grassroots community organizers and artists working at the intersection of ...