September 2014

In the Field

According to Hasidic thinking the days of Elul are the time when “the King is in the field.” The metaphor ...

What “Those Jews” Really Need

Throughout the high holiday season, we think a lot about judgment. It’s a heavy word, and also a word that ...

Boker Big Bang – Big Business – Sporty Tefillah

I’ve been involved with the Foundation for Jewish Camp for a long time. I’m a Nadiv educator (working in a ...

Choking on the Apple

I wasn’t at The People’s Climate March in New York on Sunday. I wanted to be, but I was, instead, ...

Ringing in the New Year as a Community

My niece just started Hebrew School. As someone who didn’t have a formal Jewish education as a kid, I’m pretty ...

Apologizing for Our Parents’ Sins

My mother was born in Germany in 1939. She grew up there, emigrating to the United States in 1968, after ...

Facing Loss at Rosh Hashanah

The images of the secular New Year—Times Square, Champagne in fancy glasses, funny hats and noisemakers—are all fun and happy. ...

Why I’m Skipping a Verse During My Morning Prayers

I pray every day. Most days the early morning cerebral fog is pretty dense and my anxiety about being late ...

How To Prepare for a Southern Jewish Experience: Rachel’s Top 5 Picks

I’m prepping for the trip: 20 young Jews from across the country are going to meet in New Orleans on October ...

Keeping Up With Our Digital Children: Behind the Screens

Parenting in all generations has had its’ challenges, however in today’s digital society it has created a new world of parenting ...