December 2014
Defusing the Racial Timebomb
Over the last few weeks, as America waited for the Grand Jury decisions in the deaths of Michael Brown and ...
Learning About Judaism Through The Trinity (Yes, That One!)
A big part of my job is working on the interfaith program between my school, The Davis Academy, and a ...
Light Growing in My Darkness
I am a person particularly affected by sunlight, aware of a shift in my body and mood that coincides with ...
Mis Abuelos and the No Dilemma December
Most of the Jewish kids I knew growing up partook in a handful of familiar traditions during the holiday season. ...
Exercising Religious Freedom
I’m a runner, a three-time marathoner. Whenever someone asks when I took up running, I say I started 12 years ago. ...
How the Tragedy of an Infant’s Death Can Bring About Mitzvot
Today will be a difficult day for my family. And for me. We should be celebrating the first birthday of ...
Southern and Jewish, Whererever We Live
Why did the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) meet in Chicago for its recent board meeting?Well… why not?Many ...
The Pathos of Exodus: What Hollywood Blockbusters Have To Do With Ferguson and Giving Tuesday
My boys are getting psyched for the upcoming release of the blockbuster Exodus: Gods And Kings . Exodus promises to ...
Finding a Space to Feel Safe & Accepted: The Keshet/Hazon LGBTQ & Ally Teen Shabbaton
One day at synagogue, my friend excitedly came up to me, and asked me to come to the Keshet/Hazon LGBTQ ...
Bringing Jews Back Home, Making Room for Diversity
I recently had the pleasure of touring the NY School for the Deaf in White Plains, NY with Alexis Kashar, ...