Partner Blogs
Why I Love Black Friday (And Yes, I’m Out Shopping)
Black Friday gets kind of a bad reputation these days. Especially with some stores making employees work on Thanksgiving Thursday ...
Does A Rabbi Have To Be A Role Model?
It’s over a month now since the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College announced that it would consider intermarried candidates for admission to ...
Hanukkah Recipe from Greece: Bunuelos (Doughnuts) with Honey
How to give your Hanukkah a multicultural Greek flavor
A Prayer For Paris
On Saturday night, my husband and I went to a local pub to listen to music. Then we came home ...
Human Beings are God’s Menorah
As the month of Kislev has begun our thoughts turn to the upcoming holiday of Hanukkah. If there was ever ...
Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Making Holidays Our Own
When is Hanukkah 2015? Click here to find out!Thanksgiving is coming, and Hanukkah is just around the corner. The holidays ...
Can I Identify with the Struggles of Others?
As a youth, I often felt as if I had two worlds and two cultures that were always with me ...
Reform and Transgender & Non-Gender Conforming Jews
The history of transgender and non-gender conforming people in the Reform Movement goes back further than we might initially realize. ...
Don’t Get Furious, Get Curious
I do a lot of commuting, and one thing that makes that time fly by are courses by The Teaching Company. With ...
Stirring Up Memories of Jewish Life in Jackson, Tennessee
If you lived in Jackson, Tennessee, in the 1950s, a trip downtown was a treat — especially if you were a ...
Finding Community, Finding a Role Model
Throughout the month, in partnership with RAVSAK, Keshet is celebrating 10 years of Hineini: Coming Out in a Jewish High School. ...
Look at Me, Not at Your Device
These are not rude people. The people gathered around the table are my treasured colleagues. I hired most of them. ...
Artistic Vision
The multipurpose room behind the prayer space — social hall behind the sanctuary — is transformed into an art gallery. ...
Jamming in Jerusalem with My Landlady’s Husband
My name is Sandra Lawson, and I am rabbinical student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. I’m spending this semester in ...
Mastering My (Online) Jewish Master’s Program
When it comes to technology … I’m not exactly a prodigy. I silently cheer when my computer turns on without any ...