August 2015
Re-Writing The Headlines About Hebrew Schools
As a professional Jewish educator, I try to stay current on the field of Jewish education by reading the latest ...
Praying with My Feet Because #BlackLivesMatter
What was it like to walk in the wilderness from Egypt to the Promised Land?In my own life and in ...
Seeking Justice for Leo Frank
The sanctuary of Temple Kol Emeth is completely filled. Judges, lawyers and rabbis who will address the crowd sit on ...
To Feel More Connected, Get Physically Closer to the Torah
When you see an adorable baby, a stunning gem, or an intricately illustrated medieval Hagaddah, don’t you feel a yearning to ...
A Tale of Two Little Girls and of Two Little Nations – Holding Hands
Two girls holding hands, tightly, or so it seems. They’re about ten years old. The two of them, one tall ...
Hitting Snooze in Elul
All the most contentious questions of modern Jewish life ultimately boil down to questions of continuity: intermarriage, who is a ...
Yeshiva University Dean Wants to Reverse Gains in Women’s Torah Learning
My social media has been abuzz this past week with the commentary on a recent article published by Rabbi Mordechai ...
Crossing Borders and Connecting Jews
Talking about your country seems like such a simple task: culture, food, costumes and art. But when you come from such ...
Back to School: Supporting your Transgender Child
New schools, classmates, and teachers can cause anxiety as the school year is getting ready to start. As parents, we ...
Receiving in Giving
In Parashat Re’eh, this week’s Torah portion, we’re plainly taught that if we freely give to brothers and sisters who ...