September 2016
Make a Window in the Word
My favorite Hasidic teaching is a teaching about prayer couched in a homily on Noah’s Ark. God tells Noah to make ...
How Mississippi Became Home For This Nice Jewish Girl
Here’s another in our periodic Something Special About the South series! When I first moved to Jackson, Mississippi, I never ...
How Can We Forgive the Unforgivable?
The month of Elul ushers in a season of repentance and forgiveness, but it's not always so simple.
5 Multicultural Recipes for Rosh Hashanah
From Asian challah to "Afro-Ashkefardi" chicken, these dishes will add flair to your holiday table.
Becoming Southern & Jewish: Part II
This post is the second in my three-part-series on “Becoming Southern and Jewish.”Over the course of my next two years ...
Fear and Trembling About High Holy Days Services
Elul, which initiates the holiday countdown, is more than just a calendric alarm clock.
Interfaith or Multicultural? Words Matter at a Wedding
Young statisticians in love. Can you imagine their wedding? If you do, please don’t imagine anything stuffy or stilted. Because ...
Back to School: There’s a Prayer for That
I feel a little anxiety. A little sadness. I’m excited, but also a little helpless. For the first time, my ...
The Halakhic Prenup: Embracing Religious Tension
I spent the last two years learning in a beit midrash (Jewish hall of study) in Israel. My beit midrash ...
Jewish Perspectives on Labor Day
There is some irony in the observance of “Labor Day” in our country: It is a holiday acknowledging the achievements ...