November 2015
Artistic Vision
The multipurpose room behind the prayer space — social hall behind the sanctuary — is transformed into an art gallery. ...
Jamming in Jerusalem with My Landlady’s Husband
My name is Sandra Lawson, and I am rabbinical student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. I’m spending this semester in ...
Mastering My (Online) Jewish Master’s Program
When it comes to technology … I’m not exactly a prodigy. I silently cheer when my computer turns on without any ...
Fear Goes Both Ways
I hesitated before asking my wife if she wanted to go out to dinner. We would not have to drive ...
When a Zoroastrian and a Jew Walked into a Mikvah
It is like clockwork. You can expect someone to raise the following argument every single time anything new is being ...
November is Jewish Book Month!
In honor of Jewish Book month, each ISJL Education Fellow submitted a list of his or her favorite Jewish authors for ...
For My House Shall Be a House of Prayer for All People
“For my house shall be a house of prayer for all people.” (Isaiah 56:5)We learn from the Torah that God ...
The Birth of a Female Orthodox Rabbinate
When I was ordained as a rabbi, a little under two years ago, my husband hosted a lovely party at ...
Going Beyond Walls with Fellow Clergy at the Kenyon Institute
This summer I went back to college. To be honest, it felt nothing like being on my own college campus ...
The Catholic Mentsch Teaching Jewish Sunday School in the Mississippi Delta
News flash: In Greenwood, Mississippi, Jewish religious school has officially been deemed “cool.” And it’s thanks in large part to ...