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The Pew Study: What the stats can and can’t teach us

It’s probably one of the first things that I learned from my time as a social science researcher – the ...

Parashat Noach: Apres le Deluge: Moi

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as  parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...

“How I Met Your Rabbi” – Or, “How I Met Your Mother/Father God”?

Today’s post is from Education Fellow Amanda Winer. “Kids, let me tell you the story of how I met your ...

A Letter to Students: The Lesson of Elijah

Dearest Students,Early on in the academic year (and the Jewish New Year!), I thought it would be a poignant time ...

Seekers and Unaffiliated: An Opportunity

I recently met a woman who I really liked. We have a lot in common, being  professionally accomplished Jewish women ...

What We Can Learn from the Rich Symbolism of Sukkot

There are more spiritually resonant symbols associated with the Festival of Sukkot than with any other major Jewish holiday. On ...

Shipwrecked with God

Communities, institutions, families and friendships create a sense of common identity, a sense of “we.” Since no two people – ...

Camp Turned My Son into a Teenager

A few weeks ago, in a parking lot in Montreal, with hip-hop music blaring from oversized speakers, and lanes delineated ...

Rosh HaShanah: Sanctifying Our In-Betweens

Rabbi Reuben Zellman delivered this D’var Torah on Erev Rosh HaShanah in 2006 at Congregation Sha’ar Zahav in San Francisco. ...

Talking with Naomi Zeveloff, editor of the Forward’s transgender and Jewish series

Yesterday we introduced you to the great new series on transgender Jewish identity published by the Forward. It’s the first comprehensive ...

Why Do I Exercise? Two Words: “B’Tzelem Elohim”

As a Jewish professional, I am always looking for ways to connect Judaism to our lives. “Professional” Jews know that ...

Jewish and Transgender: The Forward Series

 Last week, Chelsea Manning, formerly known as Private first class Bradley Manning, made headlines. Her announcement that she would be living ...

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