Celebrate
S’mores Brownies Recipe
It’s no great secret that I hate pareve desserts. Or perhaps I should more accurately say: I hate bad pareve ...
Why We Build Something That We Know We’ll Take Down
Yom Kippur is an exhausting day. By the end of the day, we’re tired, we’re hungry, and we’re just ready ...
On Columbus Day… What Can Ellis Island Teach Us About Ebola?
How we treat others matters. Today, banks and schools and government organizations are shut down for Columbus Day—a national holiday ...
A New Normal
Summer is over and the excitement of my son Jonah’s longest ever stay at sleep-away camp, three weeks, is starting ...
Sukkot: A Time (and Place) for Welcoming
When Kathryn Macias joined the Boston Jewish community in the Keshet Sukkah this past week, she shared her thoughts on what it means to ...
What’s YOUR Legacy?
There’s an old joke about a rabbi, a priest, and a minister. The three leaders are speaking on a panel ...
A Holiday of Reconciliation
Just before Sukkot began, news came out of a prominent Conservative rabbi who came out to his congregation as gay. ...
Gluten-Free Indian Treats Sweeten Torah Celebration
I was born and raised in a traditional Jewish family in India. My father Dr. Samuel Solomon was a professor ...
Praying on Display: Learning to Pray All Over Again
I have always derived great pleasure from personal prayer during worship services. Spirituality is core to my identity; the journey ...
Can We Be Commanded to Be Happy?
Tonight begins the 8-day festival of Sukkot (7 days in Israel and in the American Reform movement). One of the ...
What Does a Southern & Jewish Sukkot Parody Look Like?
You know that song that’s been playing on the radio? That one with the really catchy tune that you just ...
Sukkot and Home
Shana tova and chag sameach! The Jewish fall calendar is full of celebration and festivities and one of my favorites ...