Passover
FINAL GAME! Mensch Madness 2015
This post was co-authored by Lex Rofes and Allison Poirier. Well, sports fans, Mensch Madness 2015 has been a whirlwind. ...
Mensch Madness Game 8: Semifinals, Scapegoat vs. Big Fish!
The Scapegoat pulled a surprise victory in his last game, and he’s back with more confidence and a new nickname: ...
My Seder Plate Has Cinnamon
There are several ways that LGBTQ Jews can be symbolically honored during the Passover seder. The orange on the seder ...
MLK’s Dayenu Moment
This past weekend, as I gathered for Passover seders, first with my family and friends, and then with my congregation, ...
Reflecting on Freedom: Passover & the Supreme Court
This past summer I had the opportunity to be a part of the Religious Action Center’s (RAC) college internship program, Machon ...
Claiming Our Spiritual Ancestry
In the year 2000, I was still a newly-minted Jew, having completed my conversion in March of 1999. As Passover ...
Mensch Madness Game 7: Semfinals, Donkey vs. Golden Calf!
Here we are in the Mensch Madness semi-finals, with both opponents having vanquished their morally-inferior opponents in order to earn ...
Meandering Towards Revelation
As I strolled through the greenhouses at Longwood Gardens the other day, brilliant blossoms of yellow and white and blue ...
Lettuce Wrap Pulled Beef Tacos with Guacamole
When I started eating a mainly Paleo diet I immediately began to think about how to convert some favorite recipes ...
Jewish Teens, Summer Camp and Liberation
As we approach Pesach, I have been thinking about one of the names of this holiday – z’man heiruteinu – the time ...
Seder Variations – A Passover Tradition!
I love Passover.I love spending time with my family, I love the food, and I love that we have a ...
Passover Isn’t What it Used to Be – And Why That’s a Good Thing!
One of the most oft-repeated themes of the Torah is that we must remember that we were slaves and strangers ...