Jewish History
Painful Hope
I had no idea that the day I met Ali Abu Awwad would signal a radical turning point in my ...
To Pride-Goers of My Generation: Have Pride, but Pay Attention
Having “pride” in my humanity means saying “YES” to climate change (the good kind) and dedicating myself to work for ...
Leslie Feinberg: Activist & Author
This June Keshet is so very excited to be partnering with the Jewish Women’s Archive to celebrate Pride. Each week we will bring ...
A Bat Mitzvah Gives Voice to a Woman in Science
While the model is generally that students learn from teachers, yesterday I was reminded that teachers learn from students as ...
Lesley Gore: Lesbian, Jewish, Feminist
This June Keshet is so very excited to be partnering with the Jewish Women’s Archive to celebrate Pride. Each week we will bring ...
Jewish Pirates and Other Treasures
It’s the end of the summer, and my children are educating me about Jewish pirates.“They lived in the Caribbean in ...
Two Women Make a Quorum
As I wrote in The Torch last fall, I started attending the early morning minyan at my synagogue with the ...
Those Who Can, Teach
It’s been a nostalgic week for me. Although I defended my dissertation in June of last year and officially earned ...
Strangers and Black Crabs
My husband and I just returned from vacation, which included a stop in the Bahamas. Lucky for us, it rained. ...
Love or Hate? The Mainstream Media and the Jews
When I was in high school, I boarded a bus every Saturday morning to take extracurricular classes on topics like ...
Uncovering Awe and Joy in Israel
“Ima, I’m eating breakfast. It tastes like home. I want to live here forever.”The simplicity and joy of my daughter’s ...
The Challenge of Yom HaShoah
Tonight is Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Memorial Day. Last night I was discussing remembrance with my ninth graders at our ...