December 2015

My fear is not very far below the surface. It rises when I hear about another shooting in Brooklyn, sometimes ...

I often wonder what group I would have belonged to when people were being asked to stand up and be ...

What has changed in the three years since Newtown? The children and teachers of Sandy Hook Elementary were no different ...

Dreams are a big part of last week’s and this week’s Torah portion. Among the dreamers are Joseph, the cupbearer, ...

Spending Hanukkah in the Deep South is far from my “most remote” holiday experience. In December of 2012, I was ...

After spending two years as ISJL Education Fellows serving the South, fellowship alumni often leave for places near and far ...

A few years ago, I was browsing through a Judaica store. After looking at the books, and the Shabbat candlesticks, ...

My first summer at Jewish camp was back in 1994. In a move a bit out of character, I returned ...

When I was a little boy, I went through a period of time when I was terrified of intruders coming ...

The holiday spirit is here, and I’ll be celebrating Hanukkah this week to its fullest. My family will pause to ...