Jewish Texts
Let the Parenting Criticism Stop… Unless
The other day I came across a very funny video by Similac, the baby formula company. This extended advertisement was ...
Forty Shades of Ecumenism
Girl About Town. Toxic Tale. Heroine. Flat Out Fabulous. Sweet and Sour. Stunner.Unchanging. Gospel. Zen Rose. Love Temple. Divine Choice.Tribalist. ...
This Little Flame of Mine
The week began with me feeling self-conscious gesturing with my hands and glittery purple nails. I recently read Rebecca Sirbu’s ...
Bruce Springsteen Would Be Proud (Or Maybe Scratch His Head in Confusion)
Two weeks ago, I joined thousands of families around Israel for a time-honored ritual: the Saturday night grand finale of ...
Exercising Religious Freedom
I’m a runner, a three-time marathoner. Whenever someone asks when I took up running, I say I started 12 years ago. ...
When Creativity and Faith Collide
Growing up as the daughter of two teachers, my parents encouraged me to read every kind of book that I ...
Jewish Women Deserve Better
Five months ago, I wrote about my struggles as a newly married woman in adjusting to the observance of Taharat ...
The Shofar Is Calling; Will You Answer?
Each shofar has a unique undulating shape and trumpeting sound. The sound may be low and haunting or bold and ...
Commanded to Dis/Connect
A few weeks ago, I celebrated the marriage of two dear friends. Along with the biological and chosen families of ...
Blessing the Shabbat Lights – A “Modern” Jewish Ritual
The quintessential image of home, holiness, and Jewish motherhood is that of a woman blessing the Shabbat candles, performing a ...
A Time to be Silent and a Time to Speak
“There is a time to be silent and a time to speak.” So says the author of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) in a ...
Owning Our Heritage: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
“To celebrate freedom and democracy while forgetting America’s origins in a slavery economy is patriotism a’ la carte.” A recent ...