Partner Blogs
Why Neither the Pope nor Moses Will be at My Seder
One should not be surprised the Pope is not coming to my seder. Truth is, we do not know each ...
March Director’s Corner
Stefan Teodosic is the Executive Director of B’nai B’rith Beber Camp and the Perlman Conference Center in Mukwonago, Wisconsin.My mentor ...
A Novel About Early Childhood
Some academics have observed that young Jewish writers do not mine their personal lives for material in the same way ...
The Power of Community
Earlier this week, Rabbi Shira Stutman wrote a short essay in Slate about her realization that when she was in middle ...
Queering Your Seder: LGBTQ Haggadot
Passover is fast approaching, which means it’s time to prepare to lead, or participate in, a seder. It can be ...
A Visit to Shushan
Purim and drama have always been passions in my family. This year they intertwined in a totally unexpected and unique ...
Chocolate Makes Everything Taste Better
Lauri Exley lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, four-year-old daughter and 18-month-old son.Charoset, fried matzo, wine, matzo meal bagels, ...
Follow the Talmud or a Jewish Sharia?
No American Jew could have experienced a more inspiring introduction to Israel that I did upon arriving in darkness aboard ...
Escaping Germany, Settling in McGehee, Arkansas
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to conduct a workshop on oral history techniques at Hendrix College in Conway, ...
Am I Really This Typical?
Sheira Director-Nowack is the associate director of Camp JRF in South Sterling, PA.As a Jewish camping professional for the past ...
My Name Is Inigo Montoya
Remember Mandy Patinkin’s character Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride ? When Montoya was a child, the story goes, the six-fingered ...
Porn in the City
Porn in the City: Are the kids really alright? What does it mean to grow up in the age of ...
Special Education: A Special Need in Jewish Education
By Education Fellow Elaine BarenblatI have loved teaching since I was very young, but I did not get my first ...
Epic Memories of Camp
Noam Slomovic is 13 years old, lives in New York City, and has been attending Camp Moshava in Honesdale, PA ...
Parashat VaYikra: “And God Called”: The Process is the Message
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...