Mixed Multitudes

When the High Holidays roll around, I invariably catch myself falling into a deep chasm of self-loathing. It’s a time ...

“May it be Your will, You who hears the sound of weeping, that You place our tears in Your flask ...

I am a slacker, but a repentant one. The tashlich ceremony, where we ask forgiveness by praying at the water, ...

In his last posts, Gal Beckerman wrote about barbecuing with hijackers and his other baby. His first book, When They ...

One of my favorite parts of Yom Kippur (there are oh so many more) is watching kids in synagogue trying ...

Just spent way more time than I realized on the phone with some folks at National Geographic, who are planning ...

On Monday, Gal Beckerman wrote about barbecuing and hijackers. first book, When They Come for Us, We’ll Be Gone: The ...

On the face of things, when your rabbi tells you that you that he can make your Yom Kippur fast ...

Did you know that when the British were in charge of Palestine it was illegal to blow a shofar or ...

Hanging out with my brothers eventually leads to a discussion about basketball–specifically, about the Sacramento Kings. This weekend, when I ...