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Talking about Rabbis
Yesterday, during preparations for the graduation ceremony for the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, I caught a glimpse of the glow on the ...
Shavuot Menu Ideas (Blintzes, Cheesecake, Ziti – Oh My!)
June is a tricky time for a holiday like Shavuot. On one hand, I love having an excuse to make ...
Teach Your Children Well
“The world we build tomorrow is born in the experiences we give our children today.”Our Jewish tradition is centered on ...
A Mixed Mob at Mount Sinai?
When I think about Shavuot, the first image that pops into my head is a mob of Israelites gathered at ...
Green Lasagna
I grew up eating lots of very traditional Italian-American lasagna, baked ziti and anything else you could cover in homemade ...
Like Ruth, I’m an Immigrant
I am an immigrant to the United States. I am the holder of a green card—the documentation that gives me ...
OM(er)G: What’s With the Beards?
There’s been some pretty intense facial hair around the ISJL office lately. If you stopped by in May, you might ...
The 70 Faces of Shavuot
According to Jewish tradition, the Torah has seventy “faces,” but is still one, unified Torah. On Shavuot, we celebrate the ...
Southern (Jewish) Exposure
My last year has been full of change: I got married. My husband got a new job, out of state. ...
To Minsk on a Prayer
“Eastern Europe’s outcast, Belarus lies at the edge of the region and seems determined to avoid integration with the rest ...
Facts from the Field
Some big issues for orthodox feminism have come up in the news lately. Did you see that women will soon ...
Can We Talk About Israel?
A week after we celebrated the 66th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel, I’ve been reflecting ...