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How Fear Brings Us Together
As a native New Yorker and a die-hard Yankees fan, the year I lived in Boston was not always an ...
Almost Jewish
So why would a nice Jewish girl not write nice Jewish fiction? My last book, Stations West , was about ...
A Jew. A Queer. But a Jewish Queer? Keshet Youth Shabbaton Reflection
I’ve never been one to have high expectations. I tend to take situations as they come and to be spontaneous ...
Privilege & Oppression, Part II
Recently, the Governor of Mississippi, Phil Bryant, signed the Mississippi Student Religious Liberties Act. On Governor Bryant’s website, the student ...
The day I went to the Boston Marathon: from Inspiration to Anger
Yesterday, Rabbi Rebecca Sirbu posted a thoughtful and heartfelt prayer by our colleague, Rabbi Aaron Weininger in response to the ...
God of Runners, God of Responders
A Rabbis Without Borders Fellow, Rabbi Aaron Weininger wrote this beautiful poem/prayer in response to yesterday’s attacks. We are praying ...
Independence Thinking
Rabbi Avi Katz Orlow is the Director of Jewish Education at the Foundation for Jewish Camp.Unlike many parents who send ...
Blessings for Boston
In lieu of our regularly scheduled blog post today, the staff of the ISJL all send our love, thoughts, and ...
Do We Prefer Yom Hazikaron or Memorial Day?
Is Yom Hazikaron a good thing? This unusual question recently popped into my head while we were teaching our religious ...
The Jewish Connection to Art
People ask me how much research I had to do on art forgery for my new book A Nearly Perfect ...
Parashat Aharei Mot and Parashat Kedoshim: You Shall Be Holy
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...
Day of Silence: Resources for the Jewish Community
One day each year, students across the country pledge to take some form of silence.In the hallways, in the cafeteria, they silence ...
The Scottsboro Boys Revisted
Last week, the Alabama House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill setting up a procedure to pardon the Scottsboro Boys, ...
Summer Lovin’ – Tamara & Neal
Camp and summer romances go hand in hand, and once in a while those early relationships actually go the distance. ...
A Modest Case For Civil Marriage Equality
Political discourse finds expression everywhere it can. People discuss their convictions over dinner, at water coolers in the office, in ...