Partner Blogs
Why The Swastika at HUC Restored This Alum’s Faith
On any given day, if I spend five minutes scrolling through Facebook I’m likely to see 20 posts bringing attention to ...
Sleep to Dream, Dream to Plan, Plan to Act
This winter vacation, I slept more than I had in recent memory. Heading to Upstate New York with my wife ...
New Year, New Semester
I love New Year’s Eve. I love reflecting on the past year, celebrating with friends, and watching the ball drop. ...
Peace Boots
The morning after: Having arrived at Genesis 18:23 with my 9th graders, it seemed like the only thing to do ...
The Making of A Modern Kosher Baker
An African-American woman converts to Judaism and opens the only kosher bakery in town.
The Vagina Monologues Frummed Out
Among many other exciting offerings at the JOFA conference evening of the arts, we’re excited to host Monologues from the ...
Everyone Has One Sermon
They say that all rabbis have only one sermon. If you’re lucky you have two, but when you look at the second ...
It’s Not A Supernatural Miracle
Eternal light in the ancient Temple symbolized an uninterrupted connection between God and the people. When the Romans desecrated the ...
Don’t Forget This Important Holiday Gift
This is a crazy time of year. Life is hectic. We’re working and scheduling those last few very important meetings ...
The Dangers of Purity
The holiday of Hanukkah should be a fraught one for American Jews. Most of us know it as a gift-giving holiday, ...
An Interfaith Ambassador… Even At The Pediatrician’s Office
Around Thanksgiving, my baby girl had the first continuous cough we had ever experienced (thanks, daycare!) and, just to be ...
Is Interfaith Marriage Good for the Jews?
Interfaith marriage is in the Jewish news again — just like it was in 500 BCE, as Jews returned from ...
Holidays Down South (With a Little Help from Technology)
Holidays are always prime family time. My whole family goes to my grandparents’ house for pretty much every holiday, and ...
A Rabbi’s Christmas Message
With the flurry of discussion about how Jewish and interfaith families are handling the confluence of Hanukkah and Christmas this ...
Time to Tie-Dye!!
With over 155 different Jewish overnight camps, you can expect over 155 different sets of traditions, activity choices, communities, and ...