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Purim: Blessing and Curse
Rabbi Avi Katz Orlow is the Director of Jewish Education at the Foundation for Jewish Camp.Our oldest child has reached ...
Places Never Seen
My most recently published novel, The Other Side of the World, contains a 100-page novel-within-the-novel set entirely in Singapore and Borneo. The ...
Purim Does Drag
Anyone who has ever been to a proper Purim celebration knows that a good Purim party could never be a drag, ...
J-Serve: Grants for Good
Does your community want to do something in honor of Jewish Youth Service Day, AKA J-Serve? Repair the World is willing ...
It’s Purim Time!
We are getting ready to celebrate one of our favorite holidays, Purim, this weekend! Are you preparing and need some ...
Orthodox Women in St. Louis Write a Megillat Esther
Orthodox women reading Megillat Esther on Purim are a common sight in many communities, but this year, a group of Orthodox women ...
Interview: Ben Katchor and Hand-Drying in America
Eddy Portnoy sat down with Ben Katchor to discuss his newest book, Hand-Drying in America: And Other Stories, which will be published by Pantheon ...
Our Life: Based on a True Story
While there were quite a few excellent movies in 2012, my favorite, far and away was “Argo.” I saw it ...
The Director’s Corner
Stefan Teodosic is the Executive Director of B’nai B’rith Beber Camp and the Perlman Conference Center in Mukwonago, Wisconsin.Teodosic doesn’t ...
A Rabbi’s Tale
Some years ago, when I was president of Congregation B’nai Israel, in Northampton, Massachusetts, I wrote a short story I ...
Defending “Fiddler” – Punk, Traditional, or Southern-Style
Recently, I read an article about a punk-rock production of “Fiddler on The Roof.” The article caught my eye for several ...
This year’s Purim costume: True Self
A number of years ago, I was at a Purim party and a male friend attended wearing a dress, make ...
Why This Rabbi Does Not Talk About Israel
Last week, my colleagues Rabbis Rebecca Sirbu and Ben Greenberg shared their opinions here about whether rabbis should talk about Israel, ...
The Plain Old Normal
Joel Yanofsky is a writer and author of “Bad Animals: A Father’s Accidental Education in Autism.” The letter my son, ...
Increasing Purim’s Joy
Purim is coming and the inhabitants of my house are giddy with anticipation. It has long been a favorite holiday ...