Partner Blogs
Something Sacred in the Southern Soil
Throughout history, Jews have had many names, including one of my favorites: The People of the Book. We have a ...
Fall Fashion: Election Day Edition
Leaving the school parking lot on the last Friday before we return to standard time, I see red. The leaves ...
Voting L’Dor v’Dor
It’s Election Day.I voted early, and thank goodness, because it seems voting today may well be a story of long ...
Reflections from an Orthodox Rabbi with a Trans Child
I’m writing this as the father of a transgender child, who feels constricted in a space too narrow to accept ...
Even Those We Hate Are Made in God’s Image
There is a myth of a time when everyone in the world was able to work together on the same ...
Silver & Gold Study Buddies
My Jewish life has always been active. I became a Bat Mitzvah right on time, inherited the position of cantorial ...
A Fresh Start on Wednesday?
I have been silent from the bima (pulpit) about the election. There have been many discussion in rabbi listservs and ...
Day of Judgment
Well, folks, here we are. Just a few days out from arguably the most important election for the future of the ...
Humble Audacity
Commentary on Parshat Noah, Genesis 6:9-11:32After the great flood, all of humanity shared a single language and lived together in ...
Speaking of Others’ Nakedness
Commentary on Parshat Noah, Genesis 6:9-11:32In this week’s Torah portion, Noah, after the flood recedes, Noah leaves the ark, gets ...
“Please Do Not Pass Me the Torah.”
If it means that you will never allow a women on the board, please do not pass me the Torah ...
Coming Out L’dor V’dor: Different Expectations for Different Generations
Until my grandfather’s death in July, I’d only attended one funeral. It was for a friend’s father in the seventh ...
Is Schadenfreude a Jewish Value?
My one-week vacation in the United States was a breath of fresh air. A whole week of conversations with family, ...
Advice from Our Sages: Get Out and Vote
“Mommy, if we didn’t live in the United States, where would we live?” my son asked me. His question came ...
Spiritual Hangover: Coming Down From the Mountain
Here’s a one-question pop quiz, and everyone gets an “A.” Now that this year’s Jewish High Holy Days are done, which of ...