Partner Blogs
Ideas Do Matter
In my previous blog, I wrote that I hoped that The Promise of Israel might give new shape and direction to the ...
What I Learned in College
With back-to-school season upon us, Julie Sugar reminisces on what she learned at college…as an educator, not a student. Julie’s ...
Reengage! The Legacy of the Crown Heights Riots & Civil Rights
This week marks the 21st anniversary of the Crown Heights Riots. When these riots took place in 1991, I was ...
The Nation-State
People sometimes ask: What would you like your book to accomplish? In this case, my answer is easy: I would be thrilled ...
Jewels of Elul: Aging
This year, the folks at Craig N Co again put together an exciting list of writers and thinkers for their ...
Coaches and Rabbis — A Post Olympic Reflection
I love watching the Olympics. This summer, I even watched reruns for a week after the games were over as ...
What if God is Praying for You?
“Just call me on my cell. My house can be difficult to find.”I hobbled through the alleyways of the thick, ...
My Summer in the South: An Intern’s Perspective
At the little public library in Hartshorne, Oklahoma, I see a man wearing a camouflage-patterned Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. baseball ...
Genetic Memory: Feeling Jewish
Earlier this summer, I mingled among a group of amateur and professional genealogists at an international Paris conference exploring the ...
Orthodox and Coming Out…As an Ally
In January 2012, Keshet’s Director of Special Projects, Gregg Drinkwater, addressed audiences at Limmud Colorado, a conference dedicated to advancing ...
Community Is Not Cherry Pie
Many of us love a good delicious piece of pie. It does not matter whether that pie is cherry, blueberry, ...
Where Were You?
The first two weeks of August my wife and I visited the Canadian Rockies which are magnificent. Most of the ...
Shofar? So Good, Y’all!
Sometimes, in a small Southern town, you might not hear the call of the shofar outside of High Holy Day ...
Blessings and Curses: What’s in a Binary?
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...
Unlocking Memories
Most everyone has a family tree. But how do you turn a dry chart of birth and death dates into ...