March 2016
When You Don’t Know What To Say
The advent of the new Facebook react buttons, ‘love,’ ‘ha, ha,’ ‘wow,’ ‘sad’ and ‘angry’ has expanded our ability to ...
Mensch Madness Game 1: Gaon vs. Gaon
Welcome to Mensch Madness… Game One!Opposing team captains Amram Gaon and Saadia Gaon (no relation) file out onto the court ...
Words Matter
Last night, as the Republican debate began, a Facebook friend wrote that she was having her own internal debate about ...
Lord Jonathan Sacks, Templeton Laureate
On March 2nd, Lord Jonathan Sacks was awarded the 2016 Templeton Prize, which “honors a living person who has made an ...
The 5 Remaining Southern & Jewish Items on My Fellowship Bucket List
With three months left of my time as an Education Fellow at the ISJL, the final countdown of this Southern ...
I Am Spiritual, Not Religious
A couple of years ago, I finally fulfilled one of the dreams of my calling. I preached a Sunday sermon ...
Mensch Madness 2016 Begins!
Every March, the ISJL (a very sports-centric Southern and Jewish office) holds a tournament of champions: Mensch Madness.We get in ...
Pronouns as a Jewish Value
Preferred Gender Pronouns: a phrase that confuses people who haven’t heard it before. To many, pronouns seem fixed. How could ...
Candle Lighting’s Power to Connect and Transform Us
I’m thinking a lot about Shabbat candle lighting nowadays, in part because I’m awaiting the birth of my first grandchild ...
Children’s Album Renews Jewish Ladino Tradition
It was not until she was already on her way to adulthood, that singer Sarah Aroeste discovered the connection between ...