February 2016
A Camp Dream
Camp has been a magical time for all seven of our children. They’ve had a wide range of experiences from ...
Re-creating Ethics with My Daughter
My two-year-old is now in the stage where my wife and I are torn between encouraging our daughter’s independence and our need ...
The Year of the Bar Mitzvahs
The “Derby Bunch”, or “Six Pack” as my parents like to call them, are a motley crew of grandkids – ...
Jewish Memories in Meridian, Mississippi
I recently had the pleasure of being a presenter at the 4th annual Backstage Pass Conference, organized by Visit Mississippi, Mississippi Main ...
A Heralded Compromise That STILL Leaves Out Women
I’m one of those hard-to-categorize Jews, caught somewhere between the Conservative and Orthodox denominations. My practice leans Orthodox, my passion ...
Meet Lesléa Newman: Lesbian, Jewish, Writer
As part of Keshet’s partnership with the Jewish Women’s Archive, we are raising up the profiles and voices of queer ...
More than Enough: So Hard to Say Thank You
I remember when my eldest child(now 11) first learned to say the words, “Thank you.” At first, I was happy ...
Jumping into the Deep End
There are professions, there are jobs, and there are fields that you go into because it matches everything you value. ...
Exceeded Expectations
There is a famous story in the Talmud that describes several rabbis arguing about whether a fellow’s oven is fit ...
Violating Someone Else’s Sabbath
I recently received an email from my local synagogue‘s Brotherhood, asking for volunteers to help with some much-needed upkeep work ...