December 2016

It happens every year like clockwork.I enter the kindergarten where the children are waiting in anticipation. Before I have a ...

This year Hanukkah happens to begin on Christmas and end on New Years. With all that’s happening on your calendar, ...

There is no doubt that tikkun olam, the act of repairing the world, is an important and widely valued idea ...

When I was eight years old, our family began looking into adopting a child. I was nervous and excited about ...

Are you afraid of things that go bump in the night? I was, but I’ve been taking a course — well, ...

Last month, 150 members of the Southern Jewish Historical Society gathered for their 41st annual conference. Even for a group ...

I am a rabbi. I am 46 years old. I am also the granddaughter and grand-niece of Germans who were ...

It seems that we have entered a new era. Taking in the news, it seems to be an open season ...

As a Modern Orthodox high school student at Ramaz, I find meaning in women’s tefillah (prayer) services. After experiencing them at ...

It is interesting to grow up in an old world family with new world ideas. My childhood dinners were created ...