August 2016

Nowhere to Run (And a Good Thing, Too)

Three friends are having a hard time. One laments being lonely unpartnered. Another tends a spouse with a tough prognosis. ...

From the Plains of Moab to Pemberley

All posts are contributed by third parties. The opinions and facts in them are presented solely by the authors, and ...

Who Am I? And Other Great Questions that Science and Religion Explore

Today I’m off to the URJ (Union for Reform Judaism) 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy in Byfield, MA. It is just an ...

After 10 Years as an Agunah and 2 Gets Later, I Know Better.

After two difficult divorces "chained" her, an Orthodox mom finds a way to protect her freedom.

Interpersonal Skills: The Power of Community

As part of our summer blog series on 21st Century Skills, we are featuring personal stories from camp alumni and ...

A Do-Good ‘Do

My husband and I got married in April. We were engaged for a year-and-a-half, and I spent our entire engagement ...

18 Years in the Rabbinate – 18 Lessons Learned

I love being a rabbi. I cannot imagine doing or being anything else. I am proud of my work for ...

Grit and Grace

I began rabbinical school in 1994, nine years after the Conservative Movement ordained Amy Eilberg in 1985. I was young ...