April 2015
Passover in the Mississippi Delta
As Passover draws to a close, I’m reflecting on the seder I attended this year—a small and joyful gathering of ...
Who Knows Four?
What number comes to mind when you think about a Passover seder? Probably four. Four cups of wine. Four questions. Four sons. Especially those ...
Time to End the Hate Song
We find ourselves living at an interesting time on a couple of levels. Having just participated in two wonderful Seders ...
Passover & the Dream of Liberation
On Passover, we are taught every generation must see themselves as if they had personally been liberated from Egypt. For ...
FINAL GAME! Mensch Madness 2015
This post was co-authored by Lex Rofes and Allison Poirier. Well, sports fans, Mensch Madness 2015 has been a whirlwind. ...
A Jewish Obsession With Counting
Maybe you can relate. For the last few months I’ve attached a small device that counts my every step. At ...
Mensch Madness Game 8: Semifinals, Scapegoat vs. Big Fish!
The Scapegoat pulled a surprise victory in his last game, and he’s back with more confidence and a new nickname: ...
Our Very Best Friends the Torahs
It was my first Shabbat at a new camp – Camp Interlaken JCC – and I was still feeling out ...
My Daughter is as Beautiful as a Doll
This is the first in a short series about adoption and multiracial Jewish families that Be’chol Lashon will be running ...
My Seder Plate Has Cinnamon
There are several ways that LGBTQ Jews can be symbolically honored during the Passover seder. The orange on the seder ...