August 2016
From Chicago’s North Shore to the Deep South of the Delta: Our Southern Jewish Journey
Today’s post comes from Rabbi Bruce Elder, who brought congregants from his suburban-Chicago congregation down South earlier this year.The North ...
Do you love me, or not?
Towards the beginning of the Tractate Berachot (27b-28a) in the Talmud, there is a story about Rabban Gamaliel (the second ...
Fasting For A Tolerant and Pluralistic Israel
#BlackLivesMatter has generated a wave of rebuke from the American Jewish establishment ever since it published its online Platform on ...
Orthodoxy And Its Discontents
I’ve just read a book whose sole purpose is to denigrate Open Orthodoxy, its institutions and its principles.Nevertheless, Why Open ...
Tisha B’Av: Why Commemorate Tragedy?
Every person has a different way of dealing with grief; some cry, shout, pray, fast, or choose to celebrate and remember ...
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: Camp on my Resume
As part of our summer blog series on 21st Century Skills, we are featuring personal stories from camp alumni and ...
I Wasn’t Asking For Your Opinion.
Over 18 ½ years ago I was chosen to be the first Congregational Intern at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale. ...
Let’s Disrupt Income Inequality
Vancouver, Canada can be an expensive Paradise.Our family is lucky to live in a diverse neighborhood, with cottages that sell ...
Hitler Speaks at My Jewish Summer Camp
It was mid-morning on a Wednesday. I was serving as visiting faculty at our regional Reform Jewish overnight camp and ...
There’s Something Special About The South
Before I moved to Jackson, Mississippi, in 2003, I had only a passing familiarity with the South. Yes, I had ...