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Race in America: It’s Personal
I have a black son.I have a black son and I am his white mama.I have a black son who ...
Is Prayer An Effective Response To Crisis?
So many dead in racial violence in one short, chaotic week. Dear Lord. Dear Lord.Whose heart isn’t breaking?Some people know exactly ...
Sharing My Shabbat Table
One of the most empowering things I have done since living on my own as an Orthodox Jewish “single” is ...
An African American Jew Journeys to Orthodoxy
Life is a journey for each of us. It’s full of twists and turns and sometimes things happen to us ...
Saying Goodbye To The House That Became A Home
When a person moves to a new house, there are rituals, of sorts, that celebrate the milestone. We hang a ...
How to Fall on Your Face: The Spiritual Art of Leadership
This post is for you if you ever felt small after receiving critique or challenge, or that a leadership burden is too heavy, or ...
What Korach can teach us about Brexit, and other political rebellions
I’m writing this post as I’m about to depart for Europe. First stop, London, and then on to Portugal. In ...
Fighting Cancer The Southern & Jewish Way
Two months ago, something unexpected happened: I found out that I had stage three cancer.Since then, my life has been ...
Leadership & Responsibility: Role-Modeling from Within
As part of our summer blog series on 21st Century Skills, we are featuring personal stories from camp alumni and ...
How the Unnecessary Became Necessary
I come from a rather Modern Orthodox, Ashkenazi family that is composed mostly of women. The only male in my ...
The Last Torah Blog
It’s time that the religious blog, if not all blogs, to go the way of the 8-track tape, and make ...
On Being a Rabbi in Mississippi, Taking the Stand (Literally) Against Discrimination
When I began my position as Director of Rabbinic Services at the Institute of Southern Jewish Life just over two years ...
The Visibility Engine
Yesterday I read two articles, one called On the Invisibility of Middle-Aged Women, and the second called, Mom’s Invisible Hand:What ...
Leadership & Responsibility: A Celebration of Small Rituals
As part of our summer blog series on 21st Century Skills, we are featuring personal stories from camp alumni and ...
My Southbound Story: Rachel G.
As we prepare to welcome more than a half-dozen new Jewish professionals to Mississippi for internships and fellowships at the ...