November 2014
Gratitude: Let it Grow, Let it Grow!
The human trait of Hakarat HaTov, literally “noticing the good” but often translated as gratitude, is a perfect character trait ...
A Year of Stories and Thanks
The big action this week is focused on turkey, pie and football –as it should be. At Be’chol Lashon we ...
The Spectrum of Leaders and Followers: A Tale of My Third Grade Play
In third grade, most learning stopped while we prepared for our class play. It was quite the production. We each ...
Hints of “Queerness” from Our Ancestors, Our Sages, and Our God
Rabbi Lisa Edwards, of Beth Chayim Chadashim (BCC), offered these words last week as leaders from day schools across Los Angeles ...
Gratitude
“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgiving, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” -William Arthur ...
What I Learned from Having Purple Hair
I was hip for a week. For one week, I had a stripe of purple hair mixed in with my ...
Why I’m Passionate about Transgender Justice
If you’re in Boston, please join us for Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 23rd at 2:30pm in John F Kennedy Park. After, we ...
People, Places, Surprises, and More on the Road with Tent: The South
Tent: The South was an immersive learning experience.18 strangers got on a bus and trusted me to show them the ...
A Tribe of One’s Own
Watching the final outs of the seventh game of the World Series last month, I couldn’t help wondering whether the ...
Ouch! That Felt Great!
We have all seen some great Vaudeville or movie clip of someone being caught unaware, getting acquainted with a 2 x 4 ...