April 2015

MLK’s Dayenu Moment

This past weekend, as I gathered for Passover seders, first with my family and friends, and then with my congregation, ...

Sex and Modern Orthodox Singles: Between Halakha and Reality

I was a Girl Scout for ten years, from 3rd-12th grade. I learned how to start a fire, cook for ...

Reflecting on Freedom: Passover & the Supreme Court

This past summer I had the opportunity to be a part of the Religious Action Center’s (RAC) college internship program, Machon ...

Claiming Our Spiritual Ancestry

In the year 2000, I was still a newly-minted Jew, having completed my conversion in March of 1999. As Passover ...

Mensch Madness Game 7: Semfinals, Donkey vs. Golden Calf!

Here we are in the Mensch Madness semi-finals, with both opponents having vanquished their morally-inferior opponents in order to earn ...

Meandering Towards Revelation

As I strolled through the greenhouses at Longwood Gardens the other day, brilliant blossoms of yellow and white and blue ...

Let’s Talk About Orthodox Conversion

I completed my Orthodox conversion with the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) in 2011. My process was an incredibly positive ...

Jewish Teens, Summer Camp and Liberation

As we approach Pesach, I have been thinking about one of the names of this holiday – z’man heiruteinu – the time ...

Seder Variations – A Passover Tradition!

I love Passover.I love spending time with my family, I love the food, and I love that we have a ...

Passover Isn’t What it Used to Be – And Why That’s a Good Thing!

One of the most oft-repeated themes of the Torah is that we must remember that we were slaves and strangers ...